Helpful or Unhelpful
Which is a healthy way to deal with anger: Telling your friend why you're mad or punching a pillow with their face on it?
Telling your friend why you're mad. This would be the more helpful choice to make.
What are some coping skills you can use at home?
Exercise, running, playing outside, playing a game, listening to music, writing in a journal, splashing your face with cold water, yoga
A stranger shoves past you on the bus to take the seat you were about to sit in. Should you: Yell at them to move, or take 3 deep breaths?
3 deep breaths
All coping skills are the same amount of helpful.
False- there are some unhelpful coping skills that we sometimes end up using that can make problems worse. (Can you think of any examples?)
What is a coping skill?
An activity or skill you use to calm down, feel happier, and/or take care of yourself.
Take 3 deep breaths!
Helpful!
Who at home can help remind you of your coping skills?
Who at home can help remind you of your coping skills?
What are some coping skills in public?
Deep breathing, going for a walk, drinking water, asking for a break, counting to 10 in your head
Coping skills help you get through hard days.
True- coping skills help you feel calmer, happier, and stronger.
Share a healthy coping skill that you find the most helpful
Answers Vary. Common are: Taking a break, coloring, talking it out, deep breathes
Slamming a door
Unhelpful
What would be a healthy coping skill to use with a family members that made you mad?
Talking it out, asking for space, talking to a trusted adult, taking deep breaths, going for a walk around the house.
What coping skills can you use if you are feeling unfocused in Day Socialization?
Deep breathing, pace, drink some water
People all use the same coping skills.
False- everyone has different coping skills that are helpful to them. What one student finds helpful may not be helpful to another.
Share a time where you used a healthy/helpful coping coping skill in the community
Answers Vary
What are two healthy coping skills you use?
Name 2 healthy coping skills
What kind of coping skills do your family members use? Are they healthy or unhealthy?
What kind of coping skills do your family members use? Are they healthy or unhealthy?
This is a breathing exercise that involves breathing in for 4 seconds, holding your breath for 4 seconds, and breathing out for 4 seconds, and repeating these steps until you feel recentered.
Box Breathing!
hitting or kicking is an unhelpful coping skill
True- it is unhelpful and harmful to hurt someone around you. Can you think of something else you could do that would let you get physical and not hurt someone?
What coping skill have you used you found unhelpful and why?
Answers Vary. Every one is different. A skill that works for some of us may not help for all of us
Amanda was anxious during math class. Her friend Jimmy asked her what was wrong? Amanda said "I don't want to talk to you right now, you are being annoying." Was this a helpful/non helpful skill?
Unhelpful
What is 1 healthy and 1 unhealthy skill you sometimes use at home?
Helpful: Taking a Break, talking it out, Exercise, Deep Breaths
Unhelpful: Yelling/Hitting others, Running off without permission, Throwing things, Not communicating feelings
If somebody is upsetting you, what are some coping skills you can use?
Talk to someone you trust, take deep breaths, take a walk, practice grounding and mindfulness, thought-stopping, read, make a gratitude list, journal about it, use imagery to visualize yourself in a different place,
Crying is an unhelpful coping skill.
False- crying is a healthy way to deal with strong feelings, as long as it isn't happening too often each day
Share a time you helped a friend use their coping skills
Answers Vary