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As you exhale, close the ball. I recommend (I’m just a mom and not an expert). Practicing this several times when child is in good mood. When child becomes upset, acknowledge their emotion. I see you are upset. It is okay to feel upset. Would you like some time for yourself? When child is still upset but not completely through the emotion, bring in the ball and do it together. I usually start off by repeating that what we feel is okay and important. Then I go on to sharing a time when I get upset and how it feels in my body and how breathing helps me. After a few times, add to it by ask your child how their body feels. Always always be down on their level or lower and keep eye contact even if they don’t. By doing this, you are showing their feelings and what matters to them is also important to you."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"4.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"A***R"},"datePublished":"April 6, 2015","name":"but the kids really like it. I wish I could buy it in ...","reviewBody":"I work at a school and I use this with students. The last one I had was finally falling apart from much use, but the kids really like it. I wish I could buy it in a store but couldn't find it, thus had to order it Kids are hard on it, and sometimes try to bounce it which shortens its life. Given its price, I had to consider that before deciding to buy."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"J***D"},"datePublished":"March 16, 2016","name":"TOY used as a teaching tool in adaptive yoga!","reviewBody":"I use these for adaptive yoga classes, where they are used as breathing balls. The mini sphere is the perfect classroom size, and I use the bigger one as the instructor. The way we use these is to move them in and out as you breathe. This allows students to be aware of their breath and movement. They love the bright colors and after class it is hard to get them to give them back. I ordered a half a dozen they are so well liked by the clients. The plastic is durable, no problems with OCD students, etc. no smell of plastic, etc. The centers I teach at have ordered these for students to use with 'time outs' to control their moods and tempers. A big psychological whammy in a small package. I have them in the bright colors, but also in the black with neon. Autistic students sometimes have difficulty with too much stimulation."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"T***A"},"datePublished":"June 9, 2016","name":"Teaching My Son \"Big\" and \"Small\"","reviewBody":"My son absolutely loves this. I bought it for him for his second birthday to teach him about small and big and he got the concept of big and small very quick. He loves running around the house with it expanding it and saying \"big\", and then collapsing it and saying \"small\". We play a lot of games with it and I am quite frankly surprised that we haven't broken it yet! Yes, my 2 year old has had it for almost 6 months and uses it daily and hasn't broken it yet! I am impressed. It's a great learning toy that is also great for games and physical activity. I would suggest this toy to other parents of small children. My son loves it and I am very happy with this purchase."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"D***M"},"datePublished":"July 12, 2023","name":"Decent quality","reviewBody":"Great for kids classes and because it’s so delicate i don’t let the kids “play” with it but they do use it for breathing and it’s been very durable."}],"aggregateRating":{"@type":"AggregateRating","ratingValue":4.875,"bestRating":5,"ratingCount":8}},{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What is a game sphere","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Hello, Thank you for your interest in our products! The Hoberman Mini Sphere is an awesome stress relief toy. This colorful ball expands from 5 inches to 12 inches with one easy motion. The simple function of this transforming sphere makes it an extremely addictive desktop fidget toy. Thank you, Customer Service, Office Playground"}},{"@type":"Question","name":"How do i shrink it back if it gets stuck fully expanded from kids opening it to wide?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"This \"toy\" is not designed to come apart. However, I talked with an engineer who \"plays\" with a larger one and he said to start at the place where it is loose and trace it back to a spot what is tight. See if you can loosen th tight segment and perhaps it will open the entire shpere. It may be necessary to sheck several of the circles. There are so many. It may be a lot of fun to try this approach, but time is valuable and it may be necessary to buy another one and hand the stuck one on the ceiling as a reminder to be gently on a fragile toy. (I use it to demonstrate how the Dural tube may respond to the birthing process or to a head injury) Good Luck to you."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What's the diameter of the sphere when it's fully expanded?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"I don't have it here, but when I use it at school for a demonstration of taking deep breaths, it expands to about the size of my chest. Perfect"}},{"@type":"Question","name":"How is the list price is 500 the list price is no where near that?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes, the $500 is incorrect.....the actually list price is $17.99."}}]}]}