Skills to Chill
What is a skill you can do at home but not at school to chill?
Take a bath, play a sport, take a nap
What can happen when you throw video games or valuables at the wall?
It can break and you probably won't get it replaced.
What is something that happens to your heart when you are mad?
It pumps faster.
Trigger
something that makes you mad
It is bad to be mad
False. Anger is a normal human emotion.
What is a skill to chill that has to do with your hearing?
Listening to music
When you punch something hard what could happen to your hand?
You could bruise your hand, cut it, or break a bone.
What happens to your body temperature when you get mad?
Your temperature rises that is why your face feels warmer.
consequence
is a punishment or reaction to bad choices when someone is upset
Everyone does the same skills to chill to calm down when they are mad.
False everyone likes and uses different tools to relax their bodies when they are mad.
What is a skill that you can do if you feel like you want to hit something?
Punch a punchbag, pillow, or bed
You lash out at a classmate during field day what could happen?
You are not allowed to participate in fun activities or you have to sit in the main office the rest of the time.
What is something that could happen to your head from being mad for a long time?
Headache or dizziness
Rocks and Socks
Squeeze your fists as hard as possible for 5 and then release your fists and make them into socks.
Sour and spicy foods can be helpful to eat when you are upset because they will take your mind off what you are mad at.
True
some people eat spicy peppers, hot sauce, or sour candies to reset.
What is a coping skill you can do anywhere that involves moving your body?
Going on a walk
Name a consequence that could happen if you yell at a friend.
You might not have anyone who wants to play with you. Others might call you a hot head.
What can happen out of anger that might make others think we feel sad?
Crying
Cookie Breathing
Breathing in the nose and slowly breathing out the mouth purse the lips pretending to blow off a hot cookie
Everyone gets mad at the same things.
False everyone has different triggers. Everyone has something that makes them feel super mad. Some people get really angry when they lose at a game while others stay calm or just feel annoyed. While others get super angry at their parents arguing and others don't seem to get upset at all.
What were the two skills to chill that we went over on our 4th meeting?
Eat sour candy or hand massage
Tell me a time you made a poor choice when you were mad and what consequence you had. Then tell me what you could have done instead.
personal example. can't be about other people's choices, no excuses in the response.
a good choice would be using a skill to chill, using a compromise, talking it out, or ignoring a small problem.
What can happen to your mouth when you are angry?
It can feel dry or you might clench your teeth/jaw.
Coping skill
Another way to say skill to chill or calm down
All of the things you do to calm down at home are things you can also do at school.
False, you cannot nap, eat a snack, scream in a pillow, take a cold shower.