Guided Co-Play · Ages 4–12

Breathe with a balloon or check in about a feeling.

Two short, grown-up-friendly activities open right in your browser. Pick what fits this moment, model the first step, and stop whenever your child wants.

No child sign-in, camera, or microphone is needed. These are optional activities, not tests or treatment.

Breathe

Balloon Breathing

Notice

Check In

Choose together
Guided activities
2
Child account needed
No
Camera or mic needed
No
Sound-off option
Yes

Choose by the Moment

Two Different Jobs. One Clear Starting Point.

Breathing offers a visual pace to follow. Check-In offers simple choices for noticing. A child can pause, skip optional details, or stop either activity.

A round blue balloon expanding against a calm sky for a guided breathing activity
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Breathe with a gentle balloon.

Balloon Breathing

Follow a shape as it grows, pauses, and shrinks. Choose a 1, 2, or 3 minute pattern and use words, counts, or a silent visual cue.

Good to Know

A quiet pause before, between, or after familiar routines

Age
Ages 4–12
Time
1–3 minutes
Grown-Up Role
Model the first slow cycle
Sound
Guided, counted, or silent

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Breathe With the Balloon
Friendly illustrated feeling faces for a child and caregiver mood check-in
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How are you feeling?

Check In

Choose one feeling, then optionally add what may be shaping it, body signals, energy, and something that helped. There is no right answer or score.

Good to Know

Putting simple words around what a child notices right now

Age
Ages 4–12
Time
A few minutes
Grown-Up Role
Read choices aloud if helpful
Sound
Works without sound

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Start a Feeling Check-In

A Grown-Up Stays in the Loop

Invite, Model, Then Follow the Child’s Lead

Co-play does not mean correcting every choice. Make the first step easy to see, keep the activity optional, and let the child’s own words remain theirs.

  1. 1

    Offer a Choice

    Ask whether breathing or checking in feels useful, or whether now is not the right time.

  2. 2

    Model Once

    Try the first breath or read the first feeling choices without rushing an answer.

  3. 3

    End Clearly

    Notice the effort, close the screen, and carry only the useful part into the next moment.

Helpful Boundaries Before You Begin

  • Use a comfortable breath only. Stop if breathing feels difficult, dizzy, or uncomfortable.
  • Treat a feeling choice as a child’s description of this moment, not a diagnosis or prediction.
  • Choose in-person support when a concern is intense, persistent, unsafe, or affecting everyday life.

Ready for a Short Pause?

Start with the activity that fits the moment. You can leave at any time, and neither activity requires a child profile.

Nurturevia activities support ordinary co-play and reflection. They do not provide emergency help, diagnosis, or treatment. Read urgent-help guidance.