Coping Skills
Name 3 healthy coping skills
-Deep breathing
-Listening to music
-Writing/drawing
-Counting to 10
-Push a wall
Name one example of an unhealthy way of communicating.
-Ignoring help/others
-Fighting
-Yelling at others
-Harming others or yourself
Why should we communicate our emotions/feelings to adults?
-it helps us feel better
-others are able to understand how we feel
-others are able to help
Talking to others about problems in our lives is a healthy coping skill.
TRUE!
Talking to others allows us to share our emotions and problems so that we do not have to go through them alone.
Why are ghosts bad liars?
Because you can see right through them!
When is a time you can use a coping skill?
ANYTIME! :)
Name 2 unhealthy coping skills
- Avoiding the problem
-Eating too much
-Sleeping too much
When should we keep our emotions/feelings inside?
Every coping skills is healthy.
FALSE!
Some ways that we learn to cope are not healthy for us (ex; fighting, eating too much, running from problems, using bad words).
How do you make fruit punch?
Give it a boxing lesson.
Healthy coping skills help us :
a) Deal with stressors in our lives
b) Work through our emotions and problems
c) Process our thoughts and emotions
d) all of the above
d) all of the above
Using healthy coping skills allows us to take a minute and process what is happening with our emotions, stressors, thoughts, and problems.
How can unhealthy coping skills negatively affect our lives?
-Can cause us to hurt ourselves
-Hurt others
-Lose friendships/loved ones
Name 5 emotions/feelings that you are feeling right now.
All feelings matter :)
Coping skills are used to avoid problems in our lives.
FALSE!
Coping skills help us work through our problems and emotions. You do not want to avoid these! Avoiding is considered an unhealthy coping skill.
When should we lie to adults?
NEVER!
Lying can make others not trust you, and not believe the things that you say. Lying can also get you in more trouble at home and school.
Name three things that you can journal about.
- Feelings
- Thoughts
- Favorite activities
-Goals
- Future plans
Jessica gets into a fight with her mom. She decides to leave the situation and go for a walk. Is this a healthy coping skill?
YES!
Going on a walk and leaving the situation is a great way to reduce stress and calm down.
What are good communication skills?
-Making eye contact
-Active listening
-Nonverbal communication
-Respect
-Empathy
We should fight others and use bad words when we are angry.
FALSE!
When we get angry we should not fight to hurt others and not use bad words that can hurt others as well. Using coping skills can help calm us down when we become angry.
Tell a story of when you use a coping skill and what happened after you used them
:)
Name 3 things that make you angry and what coping skills can you use.
- deep breathing
-push a wall
- squeeze a ball
-listen to music
-drawing/coloring
Justin had a long day at school and was angry when he got home. Justin started yelling at his mom and brother because he was angry they were making them clean. Is this a healthy way of coping with his anger?
NO!
He should talk with his mom about his anger and talk about it to calm himself down.
How do we make new friends and keep friendships that we have?
-being honest and open
-active listening
-using kind words
-asking others if they want to play
-always talking with friends
-helping friends
-sharing things that you like to new friends
Unhealthy coping skills are still coping skills.
TRUE!
there are both healthy and unhealthy coping skills; the key is to knowing which are which, and using healthy ones instead.
Why is it good to listen and follow rules at home and school?
- not to get in trouble and getting detention
- others would be able to trust you
- would not have to do more chores