You forgot your homework and feel embarrassed. What can you do to stay calm?
Talk to your teacher calmly
Pretend your sick and ask to go home
Say mean things to yourself
You feel bored and restless during a long car ride. What might help?
Whine and say “This is taking forever!”
Kick the back of the seat
Listen to music or read a book
You feel really nervous before your class presentation. What could you do?
Take deep breaths and count to 10
Hide under your desk
Yell that you don’t want to go
Your mom says "no" to a new toy at Target, what can you do?
Say okay and take a breath
Ask again a few minutes later
Yell and stomp your foot
Your friend keeps bothering you when you need quiet time. What can you do?
Yell at them to go away
Ask an adult for help or go to a quiet space
Slam your door and lock it
Your friend said something mean and now you feel sad. What can help you feel better?
Ignore everyone for the rest of the day
Throw something
Talk to a trusted adult
You’re really angry that you lost a game. What would help calm down?
Push the board off the table
Count slowly and breathe
Blame your friends
Your classmate won the prize you wanted. You feel jealous. What could you try?
Use positive self-talk like “I’m happy for them”
Say “That’s not fair!” and pout
Knock the prize off their desk
You miss your parent during the school day. What could help you feel comforted?
Cry loudly in the hallway
Think of a happy memory
Refuse to talk all day
You spilled your drink at lunch and feel embarrassed. What can you do?
Blame someone else
Say “It’s okay, accidents happen” and clean it up
Walk away
You're frustrated because your Lego creation broke. What should you do?
Take a break and squeeze a stress ball
Break something else
Scream at your toys