Name three healthy coping skills you can use when you are sad.
Think of happy thoughts, talk to an adult, move your body, listen to music, talk to a friend
Name two unhealthy coping skills.
Yelling, hitting, throwing something, hiding, punching
True or False:
Coping skills are not important to your well-being.
FALSE
Coping skills create a sense of calmness, confidence, and inner-peace. They are important for your overall health.
When you are eating lunch at school with your friends.
No
Which of the following is a benefit of using healthy coping skills?
a.) they reduce stress
b.) they allow us to create better relationships
c.) they allow us to have a healthy mind and body
d.) all of the above
d.) all of the above
Name a healthy coping skill that you use or want to start using.
- Reading
- Writing/Journaling
- Listening to music
- Talking to friends/family
- Taking a walk
- Deep breathing
- Meditation
Cassidy has a lot of stress from school. When she gets home, she yells at her mom to get her frustration out. Is this a healthy coping skill?
No
Talking with someone is a great coping skill. However, yelling is unhealthy and it may cause issues in our relationships.
True or False:
It is ok to walk away when you are angry.
True
You have opened your lunch box and discovered you've forgotten to pack a spoon with your lunch.
Yes - use problem solving skills
How can unhealthy coping skills negatively affect your life?
When we use an unhealthy coping skill we can hurt ourselves, hurt others, cause more problems that we have to deal with.
True or False:
You can talk to an adult when you are sad.
True
You mom tells you it is time to stop playing your game and come inside for dinner.
Yes - positive self-talk, deep breaths
True or False:
Every coping skill is healthy.
FALSE
Some ways that we learn to cope are not healthy for us.
True or False:
Talking to others about problems in our lives is a healthy coping skill.
True
Suzie gets in to a fight with her mom.
Yes
She may need to take space from the situation and use coping skills to help calm down.
True or False:
Coping skills help you focus on the important things in your life.
TRUE
When we can cope with problems in our lives, it is easier to focus on everything else that is important to us.