So, how have you been feeling? It’s a common question, but in these uncommon times, it’s an important one to spend time thinking about. Hopefully everyone is having an opportunity to slow down a bit and enjoy more focused family time. However, recognizing that we are also in the midst of a world-wide crisis can take its toll on our emotions. Feelings can be intensified with stressful situations and can seem to overwhelm us. As adults, we have a better understanding of how our emotions can lead to certain behaviors as we attempt to cope with how we feel. Sometimes children don’t realize that feelings drive their behavior. It’s important for all of us to find healthy coping skills while teaching and modeling for kids how to handle these BIG feelings. Here are some tips: 1.Talk about feelings: recognize feelings and use feeling words often Examples:
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Examples of ways to shorten the intensity:
It’s important to give yourself and your children grace during this time. Our new normal is not so normal and we are all having to adjust, and we might find our feelings seem out of whack. It’s ok to feel the BIG feelings. We just have to manage our behavior with appropriate ways to respond to those feelings. We found a list of great books to read with your kids about feelings. If you don’t have the books, there are many book read alouds that you can find on YouTube. Also, we included a fun way to talk about feelings with kids using this clip from the movie Inside Out. We miss you all!
Be well, Tracey Brown and Ethan Langston Crosswind Elementary School Counselors
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