Bøger af Janine Halloran

The Coping Skills for Kids Activity Book: Distraction Detour focuses on the Distraction Coping Style - detouring and holding a child's attention when they might otherwise be fixated or "stuck" on a particular stressor. This coping style focuses on playful, fun activities that relieve worry. In the Distraction Detour activity book, there are plenty of different ways to distract children when they need it. It includes coping strategies like: Playing - Games like sudoku, word searches, tic tac toe, and dots.Imagination - Drawing items they want to bake, designing their own backyard treehouse, or what they'll look like when they're 100 years old!Creating - Developing their own comic strip, writing a story, making their own knock-knock jokes, or "Would You Rather" questions.One benefit of play is that it helps kids learn how to self-regulate and manage stress by setting a problem aside and coming back to it when they are better prepared. Play is enormously powerful in helping kids manage their feelings. Certain skills work beer in some places rather than others. These four pages give a space for a child to list coping skills that work best at school, in stores/restaurants, during social events, or when they are on the road going someplace. There is also space to keep track of coping skills a child has attempted, and whether or not they liked them. First, this encourages children to try all the different skills in the book at least once. Second, it offers children an opportunity to recognize if something was helpful or not helpful. If they didn't like it or didn't feel any differently, that's okay! Not all coping skills work for all kids. The important thing is not to give up and to keep trying.

This book helps children explore a range of emotions with a variety of activities. The activities help kids identify what they are feeling, and recognize that they can intervene with a coping skill before their emotions become difficult to manage. This book, like All Coping Skills for Kids(TM) products is designed for ease of use by parents, caregivers and professionals alike.The feelings included in this book are: SadFrustratedMadWorriedAnxiousEmbarrassedScaredOverwhelmedStressedJealousHere's a brief description of the Included worksheets: What makes you feel....Sometimes it's hard for kids to express themselves just by talking. This worksheet is an opportunity for kids to write or draw what makes them feel different emotions.What makes other people feel...Some kids struggle to identify their feelings. An easier way to start the conversation is to begin by asking about other people feelings instead.Pick one color and draw about feeling...Kids can express themselves by picking a color that connects to a feeling and then drawing about that feeling using the color.Draw about feeling ___ using shapes.Using shapes is another way for kids to share and express their feelings. For example, some kids may draw sad as raindrop shapes, or happy as hearts.Draw or write coping skills you can use when you feel...The goal of Coping Skills for Kids is to help children identify safe and healthy coping skills they can use when they are experiencing different emotions. This sheet helps kids start to make the connection between having a feeling and using an appropriate coping skill to express that feeling safely.Feelings ThermometerBeing able to identify not only what you are feeling, but also how much you are feeling, is an essential piece to managing your emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. If you know when you are starting to have a more significant reaction, then you can intervene and use the right coping skill to help manage your feelings. The goal should be to have kids use a coping skill when they are lower on the thermometer before things escalate. The other benefit of the feelings thermometer is that it helps kids put feelings and coping skills together.There are also some blank versions of the worksheets in the back where kids can fill in any feeling they want, as well as a worksheet to help kids share how they are feeling in the moment.How are you feeling today? Write or draw about it.At the end of the book, there are blank pages you can use to have kids share how they are feeling by writing or drawing about it. These sheets are a way to start a dialogue with kids about their feelings but using writing or drawing instead of talking out loud.

Children will experience a variety of different emotions as they live and play in the world. They will need coping skills that will work to help them manage their feelings in safe and healthy ways. The strategies that will work will be different, depending on what emotion they are feeling, where they are, and their own personal preferences.This activity book focuses on Relaxation Coping Style. It includes strategies like: Deep Breathing: This is one of the first strategies I work on with clients to help them. Sometimes kids need more structure and instruction around deep breathing, so I included several ways to explore deep breathing so a child can hopefully find one that works for them. Color, Draw, Imagine, Write: Several pages encourage a child to use their imagination, draw, color, or write. They can use these pages to explore places, people, and items that are soothing for them. There are also opportunities to write things like song lyrics and positive thoughts that can help them as they go through their day to day life. Mindfulness and Grounding Techniques: These are helpful tools for managing thoughts and emotions, and even improving concentration. Mindfulness and grounding strategies are not about clearing the mind, but rather being aware of the present moment and noticing feelings and thoughts, and encouraging kids to slow down. Tried it, Liked it Tracker: At the end of the book, there's also a space to keep track of coping skills pages a child has attempted, and whether or not they liked it. First, this encourages them to try different skills in the book at least once. Second, it offers them is an opportunity to recognize if something was helpful or not helpful. If they didn't like it or didn't feel any differently, that's okay! Not all coping skills work for all kids. The important thing is not to give up and keep trying. There is also a section for kids to note the skills they respond to the most. These are their top 5 go-to coping skills. This is a powerful list. Share with kids that these are things they can do when they feel worried, anxious, or upset. Kids respond very well to visual cues for their coping skills. You can encourage them to use their creativity and make visuals for these skills, or you can use the Coping Cue Cards Relaxation Deck as a visual supplement to this activity book.

Looking for fun, hands-on way to teach kids about coping skills? The Coping Skills for Kids Flip Chart is a colorful, interactive tool that therapists and other professionals can use to help kids explore their coping style and learn to handle stress in safe and healthy ways. Fully illustrated with a variety of kid-friendly designs, this psychoeducational in-session tool turns learning into a dynamic and engaging skill-building experience. Ideal for use with individuals, groups, classrooms, and families, this chart teaches kids how to work through even the trickiest of feelings by focusing on five core areas of coping: - Relaxation - Distraction - Movement - Sensory - Processing Each intervention includes a full-color client-facing page and a corresponding therapist-facing page with guidance and tips to bring the interventions to life. What's more, each client-facing page is on a dry-erase surface so you can use them over and over!

More than 75 easy and ready-to-use games and activities. Bestselling author Janine Halloran has created a treasure chest of practical lessons to teach social skills by playing. Halloran shares the best play experiences for kids to learn and practice social skills in real places and situations. This rich resource includes reproducible, step-by-step plans for how to play, alternatives to each activity, and debriefing questions to reinforce learning. Learn new ideas for vital social skills development: - Following directions - Problem solving - Working together - Communication - Being kind - Making decisions - Sharing - Self-Regulation