Feelings
What is Empathy?
Feeling or understanding what someone else is feeling.
OR
Using your imagination to understand how other people are feeling.
What is a healthy habit?
Something we regularly do that benefits our physical and mental health.
What is a coping strategy?
Something we can do to help us handle our emotions
What is a conflict?
A disagreement or argument.
What is a goal?
What are two other words for "sad"?
Depressed, upset, feeling low, down in the dumps, dejected, heartbroken.
What might happen if we don't practice healthy habits?
We could become unhealthy, unhappy, ect.
Show what a proper breathing technique looks like.
Hint: Mindful Minute
Breathe in through your nose, deep into your belly, slowly breathe out through your mouth.
What does S.T.E.P. stand for?
Say the problem
Think about solutions
Explore the consequences
Pick the best solution/strategy
What are 3 signs you can feel in your body if you are getting stressed?
Upset stomach, dizzy, fast breathing, headache, sweaty, fidgety, ect.
Why is it important to try to understand what other people are feeling?
Helps to understand other's feelings or why they think a certain way, helps us to think of others, avoids conflict.
What are 3 healthy habits that you can practice today?
Be kind, eat healthy (fruits and vegetables), proper hygiene (brush teeth, shower).
What are 5 examples of coping strategies?
Breathing, counting, going for a walk, take a drink of water, have a snack, read a book, art, pet an animal, etc.
Why is it important to make a plan when problem-solving?
Help remind us what to do, what we might need, or what we should say. Helps you break down a big task into smaller steps.
Give an example of the Think Trap: Fortune Telling
Hint: There are 8 of them
Predicting that something else will happen with no evidence.
What is the difference between a comfortable and an uncomfortable feeling?
Uncomfortable feelings make us feel bad; we sometimes lose control or get anxious;
In the book, "The Good Egg" what are the names of 3 of the Good Egg's siblings?
Meg, Greg, Peg, Clegg, Shel, Shelly, Sheldon, Shelby, Egbert, Frank and other Frank.
Why is it important for us to learn more than one coping strategy?
Not every strategy works for every situation or person.
If your plan is not working, what should you ALWAYS do?
Ask an adult for help.
Why is it important to talk about our feelings?
If we keep it all inside, we may start using unhealthy coping strategies, or not being able to control our emotions.
Name 2 "bad" emotions
Trick Question! There are no "bad" emotions - there are just our feelings and what we do with them.
What are three habits that you often do that are not healthy?
Too much TV/video games, not enough sleep, to much sugar, skipping breakfast, ect.
Why is it important to calm down before trying to solve a problem?
What are 2 solutions we talked about that could be used when problem-solving?
Compromise, Agree, Agree to Disagree, Leave it to Chance, Make a Deal, Ask an Adult.
Can you name the parts to set your goals S.M.A.R.T.?
Specific - what exactly do you want?
Measurable - how will you know if you’ve done it?
Attainable - can it actually happen?
Relevant - is this what you really want?
Timely - when will you do it by?