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Welcome to this week’s webinar: Practical strategies for helping children manage
overwhelming feelings***We’ll start at 6pm***
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working. Attendees are muted to avoid background noise.
The webinar will be recorded, and both the recording and slideshow will be sent out after the
session.
At the end of the webinar we’ll move across to facebook where Pooky will do a live Q&A
including any questions you share in the control panel. You can join us here:
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Before Poll
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Practical strategies for helping
children manage
overwhelming feelings
6pm Tuesday 24th January 2017
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Different feelings need different responses
The ability
to
understand
and name
emotions is
an
important
starting
point
It’s normal to experience a range of feelings(even in response to the same thing)
Our toolboxes will be unique
to usWe can always add new tools
We need to explore and practise new ideas when
we’re feeling calm
When I
feel sad I
will:1.2.3.
When I feel angry I will:1.2.
3.
It can help to write or draw them and carry them with us
Discuss in a group – one feeling per
group
Brainstorm on BIG paper
Post-its on different walls for different
feelings
Write as many as you can in
a minuteEnable CYP to come up with
their own ideas
Go
somewher
e quiet and
scream..or
scream in
your head
..or into a
pillow
Run REALLY
fast or
jump on
the spot
Punch a
pillow or
punchbag
Tear up a
magazine
..or write
down
what’s
making
you angry
and tear
it up..or
scribble it
out until
the paper
tearsPlay the
drums
Hammer
nails into
wood
Look at
photos for
friends or
family
Eat your
favourite
food
Have a
bath with
lovely
smelling
bubbles
Listen to a
playlist of
happy
songs
Play on
the swings
(you’re
never too
old)
Remember
your
favourite
day ever..or tell
someone
about it
..or try to
re-enact itTalk to
someone
you trust
Cuddle a
friend or a
pet
Count your
breaths
..or try
bubble
blowing
..or try box
breathing
Think
about the
smells
around you
Tap your
fingers or
jiggle your
legs
Count
backwards
from 100
Focus on
a point in
the
distance
Think
about the
feel of
your feet
on the
ground
Close your
eyes and
imagine a
safe place
Talk to
someone
or ask for
a hug
Encourage them to write personalised
lists
Revisit regularly –
discuss new feelings
There are no wrong
answers
Work through the feelings
CYP prioritiseEnable CYP to come up with
their own ideas
Recommended Books
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After Poll
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rust
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Dr Pooky KnightsmithDirector: CYP& Schools
Charlie Waller Memorial Trust
[email protected] | 01635 869754
[email protected]@PookyH
