Communication
We are family
Positive Self Talk vs Negative Self Talk
Emotions
Coping skills
100

What is healthy communication skills?

What is open-ended questions, active listening, using "I statements", being mindful of tone of voice, body language, and describe problem clearly?

100

What does "fighting fair" mean?

Keep your cool

be polite

don't bring up past things to use as ammunition

being assertive 

100

This causes bad thoughts in our head and ends up making the situation worse

What is negative self talk

100

What is a clue that you are happy?

I am focused, calm, confident, I have happy or positive thoughts, etc.

100

What is the coping skills where you smell the flowers and blow the candles? 

What is Deep breathing?

200

How should you talk to someone about a problem?

Discuss only one problem at a time and be specific

200

Being assertive and using "I" statements can help you keep a conversation or argument calm

True or False

True: using "I" statements keeps the conversation from becoming blaming or shaming and can help come up with a quicker resolution

200

This puts good thoughts in my head and helps me get through difficult situations

What positive self talk

200

Face might get red or feel hot, eyes might feel like "lasers", heart can beat fast, might sweat, voice might get louder, muscles tense, might notice hands in fists. Name that emotion.

angry, mad, furious, livid, frustrated, hateful


200
What is a coping skill?

A skill that you can use to manage your feelings

300

Change this into an "I" statement:

You always ignore me when I talk to you, all you do is stare at your phone

"I feel ignored when I don't have eye contact when I am talking.  I need eye contact to feel heard."

300

Landon and John were having an argument.  John brings up something that Landon did over 10 years ago, which makes Landon even more angry.  Landon then lashes out at John and calls him a "jerk"

What went wrong? 

They were not fighting fair

300

Telling myself "I can do this!" is an example of this

What is positive self talk

300

What is a clue that you are getting angry and it is time to use a coping skill?

frustrated, annoyed, irritated

300

When are breathing exercises useful?

Whenever you feel a strong emotion, especially anger, anxiety, stressed, or overwhelmed. 

400

True or False

Using text messages is a good way of confronting a person about a problem

False: reading text is not a full picture of what is being said.  Inferences on words, body language, tone etc. are all important in decoding what is being said.

400

How many family sessions have you had with Mrs. Adriana in the summer?

9

400

Telling myself "this is awful; I can't do this" is an example of this

What is negative self talk

400

How do we control emotions?

Use healthy coping skills such as deep breathing, muscle relaxation, color breathing, talking to a healthy adult, friend, therapist, etc., counting to 10, taking a break or timeout, eating a healthy snack, drinking water, going for a walk, etc.

400

Name some coping skills that you are aware of.

Thank you for sharing! Examples of coping skills are progressive muscle relaxation, deep breathing, use of stress ball, talking to friends or healthy adults, taking a break, eating a snack, drinking water, count to 10, read a book, draw a picture, color, music, etc.

500

The most common form of communication including tone, facial expressions, body language and cadence.

What is non-verbal communication?

500

What are the 5 love languages there are? & which one is your love language and why?

Physical touch, acts of service, receiving gifts, words of affirmation, quality time

500

This would help me if I was feeling nervous about my first day of school

What is positive self talk

500
What is the name of the part of the brain that hijacks your ability to make good choices?

Amygdala 

500

true or false: only kids, not adults, need to use coping skills 

What is false. Everyone needs to use coping skills.

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