Coping Skills are tools and techniques a person can use to help handle difficult emotions, decrease stress, and increase mental wellbeing. In short, coping skills are things we do, to change the way we feel. Coping Skills are very person specific. Something that helps one person to cope well, may have little effect on another. Often experimentation is needed to find coping skills that work for us. Below you will find resources you can use at home to help teach this important skill to your child.
Resources for Young Children:
Information:
Teaching Kids Coping Skills
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/569314869cadb61a0a196529/t/584f9e4de6f2e1c321b2b75d/1481612882275/Free+Starter+Coping+Skills+for+Kids+Printables.pdf
Developing Coping Skills-5 Ways to Help
https://www.understood.org/en/friends-feelings/common-challenges/self-control/developing-coping-skills-5-ways-to-help-kids-who-struggle-with-self-control
How to Teach Kids Coping Skills to Manage Big Feelings
https://copingskillsforkids.com/blog/how-to-teach-kids-coping-skills-for-dealing-with-big-feelings
Activities:
15 Coping Strategies for Kids
https://www.verywellfamily.com/coping-skills-for-kids-4586871
18 Coping Skill Activities
https://www.thehelpfulcounselor.com/18-coping-skills-strategies-for-children-and-teens/
Videos:
Belly Breathe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mZbzDOpylA&list=PLePaIinTbsBTNkl0fpWgId71NZPgr_FJT&index=3&t=0s
Thought Bubbles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUUq0HuSLS0&list=PLUN2FxlaMoWfrwhr_UyIJhj8ntDPR1WG0&index=7&t=0s
Resources for Adolescents:
Information:
5 Coping Skills Teens Need to Know
https://parentandteen.com/coping-skills/
Teaching Teens Strategies for Coping Wish Stress
http://familyaware.org/teaching-teens-and-yourself-strategies-for-coping-with-stress/
Activities:
30 Healthy Coping Skills for Teens
https://blogs.psychcentral.com/blog/2018/01/30-healthy-coping-skills-for-teens/
Coping Skills for Anger, Anxiety, and Depression
https://www.infinitemindcare.com/single-post/2016/12/18/A-List-of-Coping-Skills-for-Anger-Anxiety-and-Depression
Teach your Teenager Coping Skills for Wellbeing
https://parents.au.reachout.com/skills-to-build/wellbeing/things-to-try-coping-skills-and-resilience/teach-your-teenager-coping-skills-for-wellbeing
Videos:
A-Z of Coping Strategies
