Size of the Problem

Similar to the 5-point scale, this scale helps children understand that problems range from tiny (e.g. the lead in my pencil broke) to HUGE (i.e. emergencies or other situations where people are seriously hurt or in danger). This scale can also help children work to match the size (and intensity) of their emotional and behavioral reactions to the size of the problem: Little problems = little reactions, big problems = big reactions.