Healthy Coping Skills
Name 3 healthy ways to take care of your big feelings? (Coping skills)
Great job!
What is a clue that you are getting angry and it is time to use a coping skill?
frustrated, annoyed, irritated, in the yellow/orange zone
What are 3 unhealthy coping skills?
kids choice
What coping skills could you use when you are trying to remain in control.
Tell yourself positive things, take deep breaths.
How did Belle from Beauty and the Beast cope with her stress?
Reading, singing, thinking positive or looking at the positive.
When should you use healthy coping skills?
When I am feelings big emotions. (mad or angry, sad, anxious, or any other emotion)
What is a clue that you are getting anxious and need to use a coping skill?
I am worried, I can't sleep, I can't eat, my tummy hurts, I have a headache, etc.
John gets frustrated from playing his video game and yells and throws his controller. Is this a healthy way to show his emotions or unhealthy?
Unhealthy
What would be your "Loot Lake" place to unwind in the real world?
player choice of favorite place that helps them calm down.
What strength did Mulan show when she replaced her dad in the Army?
What is brave and corageous.
What are 3 coping skills that can be done anywhere?
kids choice
What is a clue that you are sad?
I am crying, I do not feel like doing anything, I don't want to eat, etc.
What makes a coping skill unhealthy?
When it is unsafe, unhelpful or harmful
If you could design your own Fornite character skin, what theme or concept would you choose to represent yourself and why?
play choice
How did Dory cheer up Marlin when he was sad about Nemo?
"Just keep swimming just keep swimming" when he was sad and wanted to give up.
What makes a healthy coping skill healthy?
Safe, non-disruptive, and regulates your emotions where you feel better and calm.
What is a clue that you are happy?
I am focused, calm, confident, I have happy or positive thoughts, etc.
What are some consequences for using unhealthy coping skills?
You can be grounded, you could hurt yourself or someone else, someone may be disappointed in you.
If you found yourself in a real-life emotional "storm", what 3 things would you want/need to survive?
Friend, someone to talk to, therapy, players choice of need, player choice
What did Cinderella do to cope with her step-mother being mean to her?
She made dresses (talent) and sang and played with her mouse friends.
Jennie was frustrated over her math. Jennie took 3 big belly breaths and finishd it. Is this a healthy or unhealthy coping skill?
Healthy
What is a clue that you are in the orange zone?
Suprised, confused, worried, silly, frustrated, annoyed, etc.
Why do people use unhealthy coping skills?
Because they have not learned to use healthy ones.
Do you prefer solving problems on your own "solo" or having help from others "squad"? Why?
having someone to support is usually helpful. players choice
What did Ariel do with her free time when she needed to get away from her father (break)?
She collected things (hobby), went on adventures, embraced differences.