b'handling stress A method to help reduce stressHealthy NewsWorks reporters didHeres how it works:an experiment on ways to reduce stress using tips from a University ofC alculate: Identify the feeling and Pennsylvania professor. First, theygive it a number from 1 to 10 with 10 thought about a stressful situationbeing the highest level of stress.theyve experienced. Then they used a technique developed by Dr. HowardL ocate: Identify where in your body Stevenson, Ph.D., called the CLCBEyou feel stress.method and reflected on how they felt before and afterwards.C ommunicate: Be aware of what What is the CLCBE method? your brain is telling you about the situation thats causing your stress. In his experience, Dr. Stevenson says, Its possible to deal with stress andthe final breaths help you to calm anxiety if you have the right tools. Dr.down so you can make a plan to deal Howard Stevenson developed whatB reathe: Inhale for four counts. with the situation. Try the CLCBE he calls the CLCBE method to calmmethod and see if it helps you calm down. E xhale: Breathe out for six counts. down.How it worked for studentsI get nervous when I have to get shots or blood taken. I feel very nervous, scared, and worried. I would rate my nervousness as a 9 out of 10. When I am this nervous, my brain is telling me that I need to run away. After doing the breathing exercise, my body did feel calm. I will try it next time I have to get a shot or blood taken.When my mom called me, she said that something Lexus Jimenez, 4th grade very sad had happened. I was really worried. ItIsaac A. Sheppard Healthy Sharkfelt like a 10 out of 10 on how sad I felt. I could also feel the sadness on my face. My brain was telling me to just breathe in and out. I had to thinkA stressful situation is when I cant focus on about something positive that my mom and I didmy work. I feel a little sick like my stomach together. After breathing, I started to feel better."hurts. On the scale, I would give it a 5 or 6. My brain tells me to listen to music or watch some Demilee Rosser, 4th gradeto calm myself down. After that, I feel calm Isaac A. Sheppard Healthy Shark and steady. Reilly Harper, 4th gradeJames Lowell Healthy LionPage 15 illustrations: NeAva Hodge, 4th grade, William Rowen Healthy Roar (yoga) | Celenny Hidalgo Cruzz, 4th grade, Isaac A. Sheppard Healthy Shark (meditating girls)F a l l 2 0 2 5 | H E A L T H Y N E W S W O R K S . O R G15'