EMOTION MANAGEMENT is the topic for all grades this week
Ideas being introduced are …
- When you feel strong feelings, it is hard to think clearly.
- When you focus attention on your body, it will give you clues about how you’re feeling.
- When you know how your feeling it helps the thinking part of your brain get back in control.
PARENT TIP: Notice when your child experiences strong emotions, reinforce their ability to notice what’s going on in their bodies with specific feedback. For example:
- Parent might say: “You seem really frustrated right now. Where do you feel the feeling in your body?” Child might respond: “My stomach feels funny, my fists are clenched and I feel my heart pounding”.
- Model identifying physical clues in your own body that signal strong emotions (Parent might say: “I am getting angry and can feel my heart beating quickly and my breathing getting faster”)
- Remind students to do the same.
