Teach Coping Skills
Why should I do it:
- Improves kids self-confidence and self-esteem
- Increases instruction time
- Improves students’ independence
- Helps students to be more assertive
- Decreases the time it takes to deal with students’ crises, issues, meltdowns, etc
- Provides students a good life long skills
- Helps to empower students
- Improves behaviors
- Improves student problem solving
- Helps student empowerment
When should I do it:
- All students should be taught coping skills and they should regularly be modeled for all students
- When a student frequently has melt downs, falls apart, cries, experiences anxiety, has issues with friends
- When students seem to have trouble handling criticism, failure, disappointment, conflict, decision making, etc
- When students have trouble appropriately expressing emotions, like sadness, disappointment, frustration, happiness, excitement, etc
- When you are having to frequently stop to console, encourage, or settle kids down
How do I do it:
- Depending on the situation, need, and child, there are numerous ways to teach kids coping skills
- Always try to use active listening skills
- Use a clam tone
- Be firm when necessary and set boundaries
- Use support and resources below for specific lesson plans, ideas, strategies, and skills