Here are some ways you can help children to share and manage their feelings.
1. Open Up and Talk it Out
In the Picture Story Book, "The Day You Begin" Angelina was brave enough to tell her story about being poor and not ever going on a holiday with her class. This leads to her making friends with Rigoberto.
2. Write a Letter
When Uncle Paul died, Kate wrote a letter to him to tell him how she felt about him. This helped Kate to process her grief. You can use this same activity with children who has had someone in their family die or if they are sad about something.
3. Write a Song
When Coronavirus happened and Kate could not volunteer at HEY anymore, she missed the children a lot. Kate wrote a song for the children with Halley called Are You OK? This helped her manage her sadness.
4. Write a Poem
Kate wrote a poem about Mickey the Cat when she was feeling sad about Mickey passing away.
5. Do a watercolour painting
When a child is feeling angry or a bit nervous, watercolour painting is a very calming activity to do, especially to music. When the child is more calm, try talking to them about what was making them so angry.
6. Read a Feelings Book
When Kate had told a big fib, she read the Disappointed book to learn how sometimes our behaviour can hurt other people's feelings. When Kate learnt about how it can feel good to help others, she read the Kindness book. There is always a song or a book that can help us to understand our feelings and this is a great way of teaching children about their own feelings.
TASK: Mia is crying uncontrollably because her friend is playing with someone else. Everything you suggest to her is met with a big "No, go away!" What can you say to Mia to help her manage her feelings? Practice with your coach what you could say and do with Mia to help her. Have a look at the "It's OK to Cry" Blog post too when you do this task.
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