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In The Kid Connection elementary school students learn social emotional skills that support their meaningful participation in the classroom, on the playground, and in their lives outside of school. During the school dismissal period Miss Kitty, our Kid Connection Specialist, will be offering a series of brief, 5-minute videos for our students to learn and practice social emotional skills at home.
Expressing Your Emotions
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The first step in expressing your emotions is to understand and label how you feel. Encourage your child to take a deep breath and think about how he/she is feeling. What is your child’s facial expression, tone of voice and body language communicating?
Have your child label his/her feeling, “I feel ________.”
Talk with your child about healthy ways to express emotions (Talk about how he/she is feeling, draw a picture or write in a journal about how he/she is feeling, take a break, do some deep breathing, get some exercise, get involved in an activity). Model healthy ways of expressing emotions.
Remind your child that there aren’t “bad” emotions. Everyone feels angry or sad at times. We can learn healthy ways to express our feelings. Provide positive feedback when your child expresses emotions in a healthy way.