Coping with Change

One day at the park Abdulla was playing with his favorite toy truck. When it was time to go home, he couldn’t find his truck anywhere in the park. He began crying as he was so upset. Later that day his father bought him a new and bigger change. Abdulla was happy again and couldn’t wait to play with his truck at the park. Which coping tool this his father use to help Abdulla cope with the change of loss and why?

Fatima began a virtual ‘random act of kindness’ campaign at her school. She wanted to lift the school spirit in dealing with the changes at school due to Covid-19. What coping tool is Fatima using?

• Distraction

• Self Love

• Thought Challenge

• Access Your Higher Self

• Emotional Release

Alya was very popular and all her classmates saw her as a role model. She was the best student in class, always on time, finishing assignments on time and got good grades on her tests. One day, Alya had a very difficult test in Arabic and she cheated on the test copying a friend’s answer. Alya’s Arabic teacher had a meeting with Alya and she was shocked with Alya’s action and change in behavior. Alya felt so much shame and guilt. Which coping tool can Alya use to regain her teacher’s trust and why?

Abdulrahman had become a very angry person. He began having outbursts of anger in class. His classmates’ jokes would easily irritate him. Abdulrahman could not understand what had change inside of him but he knew he needed to cope. Which coping tool can Abdulrahman use to help with this change in attitude?

• Grounding

• Self Love

• Emotional Release

• Distraction

• Thought Challenge

Noor noticed her brother Jassim was not his happy self anymore. He stopped going outside with his cousins and friends. He stopped socializing at family gatherings and instead stayed in his room. Noor was very concerned about Jassim’s change in behavior. What coping tool could Jassim use to deal with his change of disconnect and why?

Recently Nasser had gone through a traumatic event; his father tested positive for Covid-19 and had to be taken to the ICU. Nasser has many negative thoughts racing through his mind trying to deal with this sudden change. What coping tool could Nasser use to help manage his feelings? 

• Grounding

• Self Love

• Emotional Release

• Thought Challenge

• Access Your Higher Self