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As summer approaches, I want to share some things to help your children continue to succeed , along with some fun activities. It is important to continue to help your child practice the academic, social, and emotional skills they have learned at school. Here are some things you can do to help with transitions into summer, and a more successful start to the next school year.
Here are some words and ideas from Big Life Journal to help us reframe our thinking about the way we talk about ourselves and others.
Here are some great ideas from Big Life Journal to get your kids talking and connecting with others more.
Here is a short video explaining self-esteem and some things we can do to feel better about ourselves.
Here is a fun activity from Big Life Journal that you can do together as a family. Family fun time increases happiness, communication, self-esteem, and healthy relationships.
Here is a fun dice game from CounselorKeri to teach and practice some strategies to help your child with anxiety, anger, sadness, or other emotions, and to help your child add to their coping skills toolbox. You can use the strategies given, or think of some of your own!
Everyone has some negative thoughts at one point or another, and as we know, those negative thoughts can affect our emotions and make us feel bad about ourselves. Here is the recording along with an overview of the parent class that I did during parent teacher conferences. The recording (link below) is 30 minutes long. Overcoming Negative Emotions Parent Class Recording (30 Minutes): https://www.loom.com/share/1a323e1744944ef1882600b37014e383 Here is an overview of the class if you would rather read about it instead of watching it:
Here are some tips from Big Life Journal on responding to your child's negative self-talk.
You might have heard the saying, “Kindness is contagious.” research shows that this is actually true. Have you ever noticed how good it feels when someone does something kind for you, or how good you feel when you do something kind for someone else? Even the smallest acts of kindness have a ripple effect and can have a great impact on both the giver and receiver. Here are some of the benefits of kindness backed by science:
Here are some resources from Big Life Journal on ways to help your child have a growth mindset, along with some growth mindset conversation starters.
Here are some examples of some positive growth mindset affirmations from Big Life Journal. Saying positive affirmations to your self and others can help manage emotions. You can have your child use some of these positive affirmations each day, or make their own! You can model it to your children, by saying something like, "I'm going to say these to myself so I can strengthen my brain to be more positive and loving towards myself."
Attached are some charts (colored and black and white) from Big Life Journal to help children identify their emotions. Helping children identify their emotions is a great tool to start feeling better!
Here are some great tips from Big Life Journal on raising a resilient child with strong coping skills
Here is a 30 minute video explaining some tips to manage emotions for you and your child. This is the same class that I gave during parent teacher conferences. It explains what's happening in the brain when we have strong emotions, tips for parents, and techniques to manage emotions. I hope this can be helpful for you and your families!
https://uetn-org.zoom.us/rec/share/rCotpSv0sfte_zBkpQ--jN1lFMA6At3hjMMzUp3vJeRnvgFI4z5Id064GG_9w_a2.9bRdo-vdQJQUiKRd?startTime=1604675884000 Passcode: c5.vGnbd Everyone feels anxiety. Here is a 15 minute video explaining what anxiety is, what is happening in our brain and body when we feel anxiety, and some simple tips to help conquer it, whether you're a kid or an adult. This video can also be applied to other emotions like anger or sadness. When you talk with kids about anxiety, or any other unwanted emotion you can use the same language and names as the video. Ex: "Is your safety brain or your smart brain in control right now?," "What is something you can do right now to get your smart brain back in control?" Let's work to get our smart brains in control and conquer anxiety!
Mindfulness can help with depression, anxiety, anger, building relationships, and more! This Mindfulness Toolkit comes from the free app Smiling Mind. You can use the toolkit and the app with your families or in your classrooms! For more help and resources, visit the Smiling Mind website: https://www.smilingmind.com.au/at-home.
Grief can be experienced with the loss of a loved one, divorce (see below), school closure, moving, or any loss in someone's life. There are different stages of grief that we experience. These stages can be mixed together, and aren't always in the same order as someone else. No one experiences grief the same way, and there is no time limit on grief, but there are ways to cope and feel better. You can check the "Grief" and "Mindfulness" sections of this blog for some helpful tips and ideas to cope with grief.
Here are 40 Positive things you can say to kids to pump up their self-esteem and happiness. The more true kind things we say to each other, the better we will feel.
Here are some fun mindfulness exercises for kids to help with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and any other emotions!
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