Coping Skills and Emotional Management

The video teaches kids how to manage big emotions in three steps: identifying feelings, thinking about coping skills, and taking action. It explains triggers that cause emotions and offers tools like feelings charts to help identify emotions. The video categorizes coping skills into relaxation, distraction, movement, and thinking skills, and emphasizes practicing these skills. It encourages using different coping skills for different situations and provides resources for further learning.

What are some examples of triggers that can cause big emotions?

• Winning a game

• Getting a good grade

• Eating your favorite food

• Losing at a game or activity

What is the first step in managing big emotions?

• Taking action

• Identifying your feelings

• Ignoring your feelings

• Talking to a friend

Which tool can help you identify your emotions if you're having trouble?

• Math book

• Video game

• Feelings chart

• Television

What should you ask yourself to help identify your emotions?

• What did I eat for breakfast?

• What time is it?

• What is my favorite color?

• What am I thinking?

Which category of coping skills involves relaxing your brain and body?

• Distraction skills

• Relaxation skills

• Thinking skills

• Movement skills

What is the key to using distraction skills effectively?

• Escaping the stressful situation completely

• Taking time to get your mind off the emotion and then returning calm

• Ignoring the emotion

• Talking to a friend

What can a feelings thermometer help you do?

• Measure your temperature

• Identify how you are feeling

• Find out the weather

• Cook food

What should you do if one coping skill does not work?

• Move on to another coping skill

• Give up

• Ignore your feelings

• Keep using the same skill

Why is it important to have different coping skills for different situations?

• To avoid using any skills

• To confuse yourself

• To have a variety of tools for different situations

• Because one skill works for everything

What is the final step in managing big emotions?

• Ignoring your emotions

• Identifying your feelings

• Thinking about coping skills

• Taking action by practicing coping skills