Why should I do it?
- Improves kids self-confidence and self-esteem
- Increases instruction time
- Improves students’ independence
- Helps students to be more assertive
- Decreases the time it takes to deal with students’ crises, issues, meltdowns, etc
- Provides students a good life long skills
- Helps to empower students
- Improves behaviors
- Improves student problem solving
- Helps student empowerment
When should I do it?
- All students should be taught coping skills and they should regularly be modeled for all students
- When a student frequently has melt downs, falls apart, cries, experiences anxiety, has issues with friends
- When students seem to have trouble handling criticism, failure, disappointment, conflict, decision making, etc
- When students have trouble appropriately expressing emotions, like sadness, disappointment, frustration, happiness, excitement, etc
- When you are having to frequently stop to console, encourage, or settle kids down
How do I do it?
- Depending on the situation, need, and child, there are numerous ways to teach kids coping skills
- Always try to use active listening skills
- Use a clam tone
- Be firm when necessary and set boundaries
- Use support and resources below for specific lesson plans, ideas, strategies, and skills
Resources:
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- General Coping Strategies:
- Coping With Anger:
- Coping With Boredom:
- Coping With Change:
- Coping With Disappointment:
- Help Kids Handle Disappointment: Learning to cope in the face of frustration is an important life skill. Here’s how to teach it to your child.
- Helping children cope with disappointment
- Helping Children Handle Disappointment
- Helping Kids Handle Rejection and Disappointment
- Teaching Guide: DEALING with DISAPPOINTMENT for grades K-5
- Coping With Embarrassment:
- Coping With Fears:
- Coping With Frustration:
- Coping With Low Motivation:
- Coping With Nervousness:
- Coping With Sadness & Depression:
- Dealing with Childhood Depression
- DEPRESSION AMONG CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TEACHERS AND PARENTS.doc
- Depression in Children with ADHD
- How to Help Your Child With Depression
- Making Sense of Sadness
- Nine Ways to Help Children Cope With Loss and Grief
- PBS Kids Depression Video
- Teen Depression: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS
- Tips for Handling Depression in the Classroom: Helping Students Cope with Depressive Disorders
- Coping With Stress & Anxiety:
- Coping With Math Anxiety
- Coping with Stress: How Anxiety and Stress can Affect Children
- Help Kids Cool Down When They Are Stressed Out.pdf
- How To Relieve Back To School Stress and Anxiety
- How To Relieve School Anxiety
- Managing School Phobia: Helping Teens and Kids Cope with School Anxiety and Avoidance
- School Phobia Tips: How to Deal with Anxiety about School
- Separation Anxiety in Children: Easing Separation Anxiety Disorder
- Social Causes Of School Anxiety
- Teaching Children/Youth Coping Skills For Stress Management
- Test Anxiety: How To Deal With Test Anxiety and Actually Do Better On Tests
- The Medical Basis of Stress, Depression, Anxiety and Drug Use! Explained in a FUN, easy to read format!
- What are some ways I can calm down quickly when I’m feeling overwhelmed?
- Coping With Worry: