Coping Skills
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Count to Ten
Name one coping skill I can use when I am feeling sad
Fireman or Police Officer
Safe Strangers
True or False: It is okay for me to give my personal information to a person I see in the park that I do not know.
FALSE
True or False: I should use the oven or stove when I am home alone
FALSE
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Take deep breaths
Name one coping skill I can use when I am feeling mad or angry
A man in the grocery store without a name-tag or apron
Unsafe stranger
True or False: I can hug my friends
TRUE
True or False: I should ask for permission to go outside to play
TRUE
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Name one coping skill I can use when I am feeling worried
Receptionist at the doctor's office (person who sits behind the desk and checks you in)
Safe stranger
True or False: I can hug community helpers (mail-man, garbage collector, grocery store clerk, etc.)
True or False: When I am angry with my mom, I should yell or hit her
FALSE
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Mindfulness, Yoga, Stretching
What is my favorite coping skill to use?
A person at the park who you do not know
Unsafe stranger
True or False: I can give my personal information to a Police Officer or Fireman
TRUE
What can I do if a stranger asks me if I need a ride home from school?
Yell for help, run away, call 911
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Play games/videogames
True or False: Punching a pillow is a positive or healthy coping skill
FALSE: this can actually make me more angry, mad or upset! What is something else that I can try?
Community helpers (garbage collector, mail-man, etc.)
Safe strangers
True or False: I should take candy from a grocery store worker
FALSE
What can I do if I get lost in the store?
Ask a worker for help, call out for help, go to the front of the store to the register