Coping Skills
Why do you use your coping skills?
to relieve stress and feel better and calmer
What are non coping skills?
Non coping skills are things we do that are not helpful or healthy, such as eating too much or yelling.
Using unhealthy coping skills will improve your day.
FALSE!
Should you eat unhealthy foods more than healthy foods?
No cause unhealthy foods are junky foods.
Why do you need coping skills?
To calm down or think more clearly and build better relationships with other people.
Name 3 examples of unhealthy coping skills.
Yelling#1
Throwing#2
Avoiding#3
True!
What are healthy things you can do each day to make yourself feel better?
Brush your teeth, eat a good breakfast and get lots of sleep.
What coping skills do you use?
Walking your dog
Drawing
Yoga
(sometimes) playing games
Why are non coping skills unhealthy?
Yelling is a healthy coping skill.
False!
What healthy foods do you eat?
Pretzels, carrots, watermelon.
Do coping skills help you improve your day?
Yes when you use them.
Name 1 time you used an unhealthy coping skill. What could you have done instead?
Free Response
Unhealthy coping skills are better than healthy coping skills.
False!
What are healthy things you can do that are not related to food?
yoga, exercise, resting, doing jumping jacks 3 or 4 of them.
Describe a time you needed to use a coping skills but forgot.
Free Response
How can you remember to use your healthy coping skills?
By stopping and thinking before acting I can prevent myself from using unhealthy coping skills.
Unhealthy coping skills should be use more than heathy coping skills.
false!
Is it ok to eat unhealthy foods?