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Are strategies to make our feelings go away, OR, to help us while our feelings are there?

To help us while we have feelings

Kayla felt worried about doing some maths work at school because it was hard. What is something she could do to help with her worry?

take deep breaths; talk to someone; have a break somewhere quiet; squeeze or fidget something

Oli was feeling frustrated that he couldn't play with Lego before going to school. What are THREE strategies he could use to help himself?

take deep breaths; take a break somewhere quiet; squeeze something; fidget; pat pets

James has been sick with a cold and is feeling a little down. What are TWO strategies he could use to help himself?

POSSIBLE ANSWERS: deep breaths; cuddles; lego; sensory toys; talk about it

Tommy has been feeling sad this week but isn't sure why. What is a strategy Tommy could use at home to look after himself?

cuddle something soft; pat his dogs; cuddle his mum/dad; play with sensory toys; take deep breaths

Kara is trying to do her maths homework but is finding it very hard. She is starting to feel very frustrated that she can't do it. What is NOT a good strategy to use?

Throw her homework on the floor and give up

Have a break in her room

Pat her pets or hug her soft toys

Take some deep breaths

Chloe was building a tower with her Lego when her sister came and knocked it down. Chloe feels very upset. What could she do to help herself?

Get a hug from mum, her dog, or her teddy

Scream at her sister

Make her sister build her a new tower

Kick the rest of her lego

Tom really loves chameleons. Jerry said that chameleons are stupid to make Tom upset. What could Tom do to help himself?

Walk away and take a break somewhere else

Hit Jerry

Yell at Jerry that he is wrong

Argue about how awesome chameleons are

Ava loves her teacher. Today her teacher is sick and she has to have a substitute teacher. Ava does not like this. What is something that would help Ava deal with having a new teacher?

Have a break in the calm corner - read, draw, breathe

Run out of the school

Yell at the teacher

Kick the teacher

Sam is playing a fun game when his dad asks him to pack it away so they can go and have dinner. Sam feels angry because he likes playing his game. What could Sam do to help feel calm, and go and eat dinner?

Squeeze something soft or a sensory toy

Yell at dad to go away

Ignore dad and keep playing

Throw the game on the floor

Teddy was playing UNO with his brother and lost the game. He felt very annoyed. What is a good strategy that Teddy could use to help him feel calm?

Take some deep breaths, using his fingers

Throw the UNO cards on the floor

Scream at his brother

Run away