Healthy Coping Skills
Name 3 healthy ways to take care of your big feelings? (Coping skills)
Great job!
What is a clue that you are getting angry and it is time to use a coping skill?
frustrated, annoyed, irritated, in the yellow/orange zone
What are 3 unhealthy coping skills?
kids choice
Examples: yelling, being mean, punching/hitting, hurting someone or ourselves, ignoring the problem
How did Belle from Beauty and the Beast cope with her stress?
Reading, singing, thinking positive or looking at the positive.
Show and tell how to do deep breathing
BONUS 100: Why is deep breathing helpful to work through tough emotions and times?
Breathe in through your nose for at least 4 seconds
hold your breath for at least 4 seconds
breathe out through your mouth slowly, with pursed lips, for 8 seconds
BONUS 100: It slows our breathing, slows our body, and helps our brain focus so we can make good decisions.
When should you use healthy coping skills?
When I am feelings big emotions. (mad or angry, sad, anxious, or any other emotion)
What is a clue that you are getting anxious and need to use a coping skill?
I am worried, I can't sleep, I can't eat, my tummy hurts, I have a headache, etc.
John gets frustrated from playing his video game and yells and throws his controller. Is this a healthy way to show his emotions or unhealthy?
Unhealthy - what can he do instead?
What strength did Mulan show when she replaced her dad in the Army?
What is brave and corageous.
Show and tell how to do progressive muscle relaxation
tighten your muscles for a few seconds
relax your muscles for a few seconds
*this can be your whole body or focusing on one part of your body at a time
What are 3 coping skills that can be done anywhere?
kids choice
What is a clue that you are sad?
I am crying, I do not feel like doing anything, I don't want to eat, etc.
What makes a coping skill unhealthy?
When it is unsafe, unhelpful or harmful
How did Dory cheer up Marlin when he was sad about Nemo?
"Just keep swimming just keep swimming" when he was sad and wanted to give up.
What are your top 3 coping skills?
deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, take a break, use a distraction (i.e. hobby, music, game), get active (play a sport, exercise, do jumping jacks), talk it out with a trusted person, write about it/journal
What makes a healthy coping skill healthy?
Safe, non-disruptive, and regulates your emotions where you feel better and calm.
What is a clue that you are happy?
I am focused, calm, confident, I have happy or positive thoughts, etc.
What are some consequences for using unhealthy coping skills?
You can be grounded, you could hurt yourself or someone else, someone may be disappointed in you.
What did Cinderella do to cope with her step-mother being mean to her?
She made dresses (talent) and sang and played with her mouse friends.
What are the benefits/positives of using coping skills?
to feel better, to calm down, to take control of our emotions, to spend time doing things we want to/that we enjoy, to stay out of trouble
Jennie was frustrated over her math. Jennie took 3 big belly breaths and finishd it. Is this a healthy or unhealthy coping skill?
Healthy
What is a clue that you are struggling and need some help?
you don't understand something, you're confused, you have big emotions, you're in an argument or disagreement with someone
Why do people use unhealthy coping skills?
Because they have not learned to use healthy ones - Do you have unhealthy coping skills?
What did Ariel do with her free time when she needed to get away from her father (break)?
She collected things (hobby), went on adventures, embraced differences.
What do the letters for T.I.P.P. skills stand for?
BONUS 100: what is one way to practice each letter, T.I.P.P.?
Temperature
Intense exercise
Paced breathing
Paired/Progressive muscle relaxation
BONUS 100: T - squeeze an ice cube, I - jumping jacks, P - belly breathing, P - lemon squeezes