Coping Skills

What is a Coping Skill?

“Coping isn’t something we’re born knowing how to do; it’s something we learn how to do with practice. It’s never too early or too late to start developing healthy coping skills... And teaching and learning healthy coping strategies will help us become more resilient.” (source)

Practice Healthy Coping Skills

What are Positive Affirmations?

“When you say something over and over, you start to believe it is true; and what you believe creates what you do and what happens to you.” Changing negative thoughts into positive affirmations can help positive things happen.

I Think, I Am!: Teaching Kids the Power of Affirmations by Louise Hay

Being Grateful

Gratitude is more than saying “thank you”—it builds deep connections and a sense of belonging that nourishes both body and spirit. It helps us feel abundant, easing the desire for more and encouraging us to take only what we truly need, out of respect for what we've been given. ~Robin Wall Kimmerer

List three to five things that you are grateful for each day.

Exercise

Exercise can contend with problems such as anxiety and depression. It can boost mental health by reducing stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol and increasing endorphins, which are natural mood elevators.

Sleep

Get enough sleep - track how long you sleep each night this week... It is recommended for children ages 6-12 to get 9-12 hours of sleep/night and adults to get 7+ hours/night.

Sleep quality. If your sleep is frequently interrupted, you're not getting quality sleep. The quality of your sleep is just as important as the quantity.

Remember to Breathe

“When we're feeling stressed or overwhelmed, our breath is a powerful tool for self-regulation. Improper breathing can upset the oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange and contribute to anxiety, panic attacks, fatigue, and other physical and emotional disturbances.”

9 Breathing Exercises

Journaling

This video mentions 10 ways that journaling can help us, including support for our physical health!

Laugh

"Daily, we face fear, pain, frustration, exhaustion, etc. There is perhaps no quicker way to replenish our wells than by the simple act of laughing. Smiling and laughter activate mirror neurons... This is why sitcoms often include laugh tracks—hearing the laughter makes us laugh. So laugh and watch: others will join you." source

Eat Healthy Food

What healthy food will you add this week? “...in Atomic Habits it [states] that small, consistent improvements can compound over time to produce remarkable results. ...the key to achieving long-term goals lies in making small, manageable changes rather than pursuing drastic transformations.”

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