Emotions
What are emotions and what do they do?
Emotions are feelings that we get when something happens. We can feeling emotions due to internal triggers (things that happen inside of us) or external triggers (things that happen outside of us). Emotions let us know how we feel about the world around us and how we should respond.
Tools or strategies that we use to help us manage big emotions and stressful situations.
True or False: Values are the things that we believe in and are really important to us.
True
Pizza breathing is an impulse control coping skills that helps us to relax by taking deep breaths.
Name 5 types of emotions.
happy, sad, angry, excited, silly, jealous, tired, scared, etc.
What should we do if we are having a problem that we cannot solve on our own?
Talk to somebody! Tell an adult and ask for help.
Friends, family, trust, honesty, adventure, etc.
What is magic mustache?
Magic mustache is an impulse control technique that helps us to calm down by counting to ten.
What emotion are you feeling right now and why?
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True or False: Our brains help us to make decisions.
True! Our upstairs brain and downstairs brain talk to one another so that we can come up with good solutions to our problems and be able to make good decisions.
True or False: It is okay to tell a lie to avoid getting in trouble.
False - telling a lie is not okay and it usually hurts someone that we love or even ourselves. We should strive to be honest as much as possible.
What is quiet lap?
Quiet lap is a impulse control technique that we can use when we need a moment to ourselves that will help us to relax.
True or False: All emotions are okay to feel.
True - All emotions may not feel comfortable but they are all okay to feel.
Name 1 example of a healthy coping skill to use.
Meditate, take deep breaths, ask for help, talk with someone we trust, thinking positively, etc.
What should you do if you are dishonest with your teacher, parent, friend, or someone else in your life.
Apologize for being dishonest and tell the truth.
What is self-hug?
Self-hug is an impulse control technique that helps us to calm down by squeezing ourselves tight.