Coping Skills For Kids - Managing Feelings & Emotions For Elementary-Middle School | Self-Regulation

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs-MyQgfH3A

Resumen

TLDRThe video provides a guide for kids on managing big emotions such as anger, sadness, and anxiety. It outlines three key steps: identifying feelings, considering coping skills, and taking action. It discusses common triggers for these emotions and suggests using tools like feelings charts to help recognize them. The video categorizes coping skills into relaxation, distraction, movement, and thinking skills, emphasizing the importance of using different skills for different emotions. It encourages practice and reassures viewers that all feelings are valid, focusing on how to respond to them effectively.

Para llevar

  • 🧠 Identify your feelings to understand your emotions better.
  • 🛠️ Use coping skills to manage your emotions effectively.
  • 💪 Practice different coping skills for different situations.
  • 📊 Visual tools can help in recognizing emotions.
  • 🏃‍♂️ Movement skills can help release stress physically.
  • 🧘‍♀️ Relaxation skills are essential for calming down.
  • 💭 Challenge negative thoughts with thinking skills.
  • 🔄 If one skill doesn't work, try another until you find the right fit.
  • 💖 All feelings are valid; it's how you respond that matters.
  • 📚 More resources are available for further learning.

Cronología

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    The video discusses how to manage big emotions such as anger, sadness, anxiety, and frustration in three steps: 1) Notice and identify your feelings, 2) Think about coping skills to feel better, and 3) Take action by practicing those coping skills. It emphasizes the importance of recognizing triggers that cause these emotions, such as losing a game or feeling embarrassed. The first step involves identifying emotions through self-reflection and using tools like feelings charts. The second step categorizes coping skills into relaxation, distraction, movement, and thinking skills. Finally, the video encourages taking action by practicing coping skills, highlighting that different situations may require different tools, and that all feelings are valid.

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Vídeo de preguntas y respuestas

  • What are the three steps to manage big emotions?

    1. Notice and identify your feelings. 2. Think about coping skills you can use to feel better. 3. Take action by practicing one or more coping skills.

  • What are some common triggers for big emotions?

    Common triggers include losing a game, feeling embarrassed, having to do chores instead of playing, or being hungry or tired.

  • What tools can help identify emotions?

    Visual tools like a feelings chart, feelings wheel, or feelings thermometer can help identify emotions.

  • What are the four categories of coping skills?

    1. Relaxation skills 2. Distraction skills 3. Movement skills 4. Thinking skills.

  • What should you do if a coping skill doesn't work?

    If one coping skill doesn't work, try another until you find the right combination that helps you feel better.

  • Is it okay to feel big emotions?

    Yes, all feelings are okay; it's how you respond to them that matters.

  • How can I practice coping skills?

    You can practice different coping skills for different situations, like deep breathing for anxiety or anger.

  • Where can I find more resources for managing emotions?

    Visit www.mentalhealthcenterkids.com for worksheets, handouts, and other resources.

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    foreign
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    s do you ever experience big emotions
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    that are difficult to control do you
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    ever feel angry sad anxious worried
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    frustrated depressed or any combination
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    of these stressful emotions
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    today you will learn how to manage big
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    emotions in three simple steps number
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    one notice and identify your feelings
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    number two think about coping skills you
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    can use to feel better number three take
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    action by practicing one or more coping
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    skills
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    being a kid is fun but sometimes there
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    are stressful things that cause your
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    emotions to run wild we call these
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    stressful things triggers
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    some triggers might include when you
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    lose at a game or activity when
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    something embarrassing or unexpected
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    happens to you in front of your friends
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    when you want to go out to play but you
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    have to stay in and do your chores or
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    even when you are hungry or tired what
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    are some of the things that trigger your
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    big emotions the first step to managing
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    big emotions is to notice and identify
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    the emotions you are feeling
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    sometimes taking a moment to stop and
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    think about how you are feeling is
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    enough to identify your emotions other
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    times you might have a hard time knowing
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    what you're feeling if you're having
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    trouble identifying your emotions you
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    can use visual tools such as a feelings
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    chart feelings wheel or feelings
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    thermometer to help you better
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    understand the emotion you are feeling
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    it can be helpful to ask yourself three
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    important questions number one what am I
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    thinking maybe you're thinking about how
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    you're going to fail your big test
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    tomorrow
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    or about how much you hate doing your
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    chores your negative thoughts often
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    cause negative emotions so noticing your
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    thoughts can be the first step to
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    managing your emotions number two what
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    do I feel in my body do you feel your
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    face getting hot your heart beating
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    faster or butterflies in your stomach if
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    you notice the feelings and Sensations
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    in your body this can be a helpful
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    signal that you need to do something to
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    calm down number three how do I act when
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    I feel this way
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    am I arguing and yelling am I shutting
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    down and refusing to talk am I avoiding
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    an important task your actions can be
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    another key signal letting you know that
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    your emotions are rising and it's time
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    to use a coping skill after identifying
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    and naming your emotions next you want
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    to think of coping skills you can use to
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    feel better it can be helpful to break
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    down coping skills into four categories
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    number one relaxation skills these are
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    things you can do to relax your brain
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    and body number two distraction skills
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    these are things you can do to get your
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    mind off of your stressful emotion the
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    key to distraction skills is to not just
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    escape the stressful situation but
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    instead to take some time to get your
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    mind off of the big emotion and then
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    return feeling calm and under control
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    number three movement skills these are
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    things you can do to move your body to
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    physically release the stressful emotion
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    number four thinking skills these can be
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    encouraging statements you say to
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    yourself or questions you ask yourself
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    to challenge your negative thoughts if
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    you use a feelings thermometer to help
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    you identify how you are feeling this
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    can help you select the best coping
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    skills to manage your emotions for
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    example if you're feeling sad or
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    disappointed you might use different
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    coping skills than if you're feeling
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    frustrated or angry if you're sad you
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    might do something to lift your mood up
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    but if you're angry you might do
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    something to calm yourself down
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    sometimes you can use the same coping
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    skills to manage different emotions for
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    example you might be feeling nervous for
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    a test so you take some deep breaths to
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    calm down or you might be feeling angry
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    that you don't get to play the game you
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    want at recess and you might also take
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    some deep breaths to calm down if you
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    are having trouble thinking of coping
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    skills ask an adult for help the final
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    step to manage your big emotions is to
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    take action by practicing one or more
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    coping skills be prepared to practice
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    different coping skills for different
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    situations imagine having an invisible
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    tool belt of coping skills if you are
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    building a house and you needed a
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    screwdriver you wouldn't want to get
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    stuck with only a hammer this is why we
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    need different tools for different
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    situations it can take a lot of courage
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    to take action but the more you practice
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    the easier it will get if one coping
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    skill does not work then move on to
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    another until you find the right
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    combination of coping skills to help you
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    feel better it's important to remember
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    that all feelings are okay it's what you
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    do with them that matters
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    so the next time you feel stressful
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    emotions big or small remember to number
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    one identify your feelings number two
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    think about coping skills you can use to
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    feel better number three take action by
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    practicing one or more coping skills and
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    remember the more you practice the
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    easier it will get if you found this
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    video helpful don't forget to share like
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    And subscribe for more social emotional
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    and Mental Health Resources for kids and
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    teens including visually appealing
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    worksheets handouts posters and
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    infographics please visit
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    www.mentalhealthcenterkids.com thanks
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    for watching
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  • emotions
  • coping skills
  • mental health
  • children
  • stress management
  • feelings
  • self-help
  • emotional intelligence
  • anxiety
  • anger