Healthy Coping Skills
Name 3 healthy coping skills
kids choice
Name an example of an unhealthy coping skill
kids choice
What is the opposite of go?
Stop
Trigger
people, place, things, colors, smells, words- that cause an emotional or behavioral response
How many months in a year?
12
When should you use healthy coping skills?
When you are feeling angry, sad, afraid, etc.
John has a lot of stress from school. When he gets home, he yells at his brothers to get his frustration out. Is this a healthy coping skill and why or why not?
no!
Talking with someone is a great coping skill. However, yelling is unhealthy and it may cause issues in our relationships.
what are the four seasons
summer, winter, fall, spring
Anxiety
what we feel when we are very worried or afraid
being very worried about events or bad things happening;
According to Dr. Seuss who stole Christmas
The grinch
Name 3 coping skills that can be done anywhere anytime
Examples: Breathing exercises, Counting, stretching, walking, drink water, use your senses, etc.
What makes a coping skill unhealthy?
When it is unsafe, unhelpful, or harmful to yourself and others.
In Finding Nemo, what is the name of the blue fish?
Dory
Consequences
result from choice/behavior/reactions
What would you like to change about yourself?
kids choice
What is the purpose of grounding exercises?
to keep you in the present moment; not focusing on the past or the future
Someone yelled at you and it made you mad. How would you respond giving an "I statement"?
I feel mad because you yelled at me. can you please talk to me quieter?
What movie has minions and a super villain Gru?
Despicable Me
Confidentiality
Keeping people's information private
What are Riley's 5 emotions in "Inside Out"?
Sadness, joy, anger, disgust and fear
5-4-3-2-1 method; describe an object; physical grounding
Why do people use unhealthy coping skills?
They haven't learned or developed healthy ones
Story about a princess who lives under the sea.
The Little Mermaid
Give an example of self-control
the ability to control your behaviors and reactions
Why do things fall when you drop them?
Gravity