Counselor’s Corner: Social Emotional Supports at Home
We are doing it! Give yourself a pat on the back- living with uncertainty and change is no small task. Are things perfect? No, but we are all doing our best to show up each and every day and pour our hearts into supporting our Coe children, families, and staff. Our goals is
that every child feels safe and connected no matter if they are continuing with remote learning or if they in our new hybrid model.
Today I am offering a few ways to continue your Social Emotional Supports at home. The top two strategies that help children feel safe and connected are emotion regulation techniques and open communication that focuses on feeling and connection.
Click the above link from Sound Discipline to learn more about quick tricks and tools you can put in place today to support your child during this tough transition.
Below is an overview of the tools and tricks shared in the article link above:
Emotion Regulation:
Brain in the Hand: Help your child learn about their brain and our emotional reactions
Calming Strategies: Four different strategies to help support calming down
Calm Down Space: How and why to build a space that is a designated c
ool-down zone
Co-Creating Routines: Work together to build plans and routines that feel good
Connection & Communication:
Talk About & Validate Feelings: Four different strategies to help talk about and validate feelings
Connect Before Correct: Speak first to the heart, then to the head
Encouraging Statements: How and why encouragement works
Ask Questions with Curiosity: Learn more about curiosity questions- when and why to use them