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When school feelings get too big to handle in the moment
On YouTube: Coping Skills For Kids - Managing Feelings & Emotions For Elementary-Middle School | Self-Regulation
Category: School & Parents5 Min WatchSource: Mental Health Center Kids
Psychoeducation for kids and teens
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- A trigger is the thing that set the feeling off — a test, a look, a lost game. Naming it helps.
- Coping is a skill you practice, not a personality trait you either have or don't.
- If you cannot think of a skill in the moment, that is when you ask an adult — not a failure.
Quick notes we pulled for fast reading — not a transcript, and not a substitute for the video.
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