Spotlight on Students
Got It!
Got It! is a school-based program to help children who are struggling to manage their feelings and behaviour. The program is being run by a local child and adolescent health team in partnership with our school this term. Each week, the Got It! Team will provide some tips in the school newsletter to support parents, carers and teachers to help children to develop some useful skills for managing their feelings and behaviour. Alongside each tip, there are some resources that you may find useful.
Week 7
Got It! Tip of the Week Help your child to use words to describe how he is feeling in the moment. You might say something like, “It seems like you’re feeling a bit worried”. Providing words can help him to feel understood. It helps him to know that emotions are a normal part of everyday life and that they can be handled. Labelling emotions can also help him to bounce back more quickly when he is feeling upset. Be aware of not telling your child how he should feel, but helping him develop a vocabulary to express his emotions.
(BOOK Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child : The Heart of Parenting by John Gottman)
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BOOK I Have Feelings by Jana Novotny Hunter
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Week 8
| Got It! Tip of the Week While it’s important to let your child know that all her feelings are OK, it’s also important to let her know that some behaviours are not OK. These behaviours include hurting herself or others, or damaging property. You can guide her to think of more helpful ways to handle her strong feelings. For instance, you might say to her: “You are mad that Sally took that doll from you. I would be too, but it is not OK to hit her. What could you do instead?”. This will help her to trust her feelings and feel good about herself while learning to manage her own behaviour.
(BOOK Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child : The Heart of Parenting by John Gottman)
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WEBSITE: KidsMatter is an Australian website with resources and fact sheets for parents of school age children www.kidsmatter.edu.au |