Name 3 things that make you feel happy.
When is walking away a good choice?
If I'm feeling upset and will say or do something I shouldn't. It's ok for me to take a short break and then come back to the situation.
I'm frustrated because I want to play and mom wants me to clean my room.
Tell her how I'm feeling and ask her to give me steps to take. Remind myself when I'm done cleaning then I can play.
My sister takes one of my toys.
Yell, hit, or throw something at her.
Name 3 things that make you feel sad.
Why does yelling or screaming feel good when I'm angry?
All day at school I'm thinking about the toy I want to play with tonight and when I get home my brother is using it.
Take a deep breath and ask him if I can play with it when he is finished. Then find something else to play with while I wait.
My mom tells me to pick up my room.
Scream and say "NO!"
Name 3 things that make you feel Angry.
How can talking about my feelings be helpful?
If we hold in our feelings too much they come out eventually, like a balloon getting too full of air and popping.
Kids were being mean to me all day at school and when I get home I'm in a bad mood.
Talk to my parents about how I'm feeling and try to take some space by playing alone.
Someone at school calls me a mean name.
Call them a mean name back.
Name 3 things that make you feel worried.
Why is therapy helpful?
I'm playing a game and I'm losing.
Tell the people with how I'm feeling in a calm way, keep playing the game the way it is supposed to be played, and if I lose tell them they did a good job.
My mom makes something I don't like for dinner.
Tell her it's disgusting and I'm not going to eat it.
Name 3 things that make you feel ashamed.
How does taking deep breaths help us?
When we are upset our heart beats faster and we breathe fast. When we take slow deep breaths it can help relax our body by slowing our heart back to normal.
BONUS QUESTION! Name as many feelings as you can in 30 seconds.
My brother doesn't want to play the game I want to play.
Yell at him and say that he has to play this game or we won't play together.