Healthy Coping Skills
Name 3 healthy coping skills
kids choice
Name 3 examples of unhealthy coping skills
kids choice
What is the opposite of go?
Stop
Trigger
people, place, things, colors, smells, words- that cause an emotional or behavioral response
How many months in a year?
12
When should you use healthy coping skills?
When you are feeling angry, sad, afraid, etc.
John has a lot of stress from school. When he gets home, he yells at his brothers to get his frustration out. Is this a healthy coping skill and why or why not?
no!
Talking with someone is a great coping skill. However, yelling is unhealthy and it may cause issues in our relationships.
How many days are in a year?
365
Anxiety
what we feel when we are very worried or afraid
being very worried about events or bad things happening;
According to Dr. Seuss who stole Christmas
The grinch
Name 3 coping skills that can be done anywhere anytime
Examples: Breathing exercises, Counting, stretching, walking, drink water, use your senses, etc.
What makes a coping skill unhealthy?
When it is unsafe, unhelpful, or harmful to yourself and others.
In Finding Nemo, what is the name of the blue fish?
Dory
Consequences
result from choice/behavior/reactions
What is the opposite of cheap?
Expensive
What is the purpose of grounding exercises?
to keep you in the present moment; not focusing on the past or the future
Someone yelled at you and it made you mad. How would you respond giving an "I statement"?
I feel mad because you yelled at me. can you please talk to me quieter?
What movie has minions and a super villain Gru?
Despicable Me
Confidentiality
Keeping people's information private
What are Riley's 5 emotions in "Inside Out"?
Sadness, joy, anger, disgust and fear
5-4-3-2-1 method; describe an object; physical grounding
Why do people use unhealthy coping skills?
They haven't learned or developed healthy ones
Story about a princess who lives under the sea.
The Little Mermaid
Give an example of self-control
the ability to control your behaviors and reactions
Why do things fall when you drop them?
Gravity