Coping Skills

Part - 2
Remember that It’s okay to be angry

Just don’t hurt yourself/others/property

Anxious

It’s okay to feel Ma

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Worried
 When Children Are Angry

When children are angry, they throw things at their parents and shout at their parents

Hard To Control them Don’t understand what

you’re talking about
 Fight, Flight or Freeze mode

When a child is angry Fight, Flight or Freeze mode

* When a child is in Fight, Flight or Freeze mode, she cannot process

information very well
 When a child is in Fight, Flight or Freeze mode

They will not understand what you are talking about

Because they are not feeling okay

* Instead of yelling at them, you have to talk to him/her

 Try not to talk alot

When you talk to him/ her, Talk politely and quietly

Repeat the same phrase

They do really care

about me

Repeating is important because by repeating the same phrase, it makes

her think “they care about me”
Phrases you can say at the moment

I am here for you

I love you
I want to help you
Let me know when you’re ready
I understand you

* Repeat them again and again

 Writer’s Experience

The writer said He made his child's playroom a safe spot

He moved all the toys from that room

* He moved all of the toys to his child's room back when his child
finally can control himself
 Get the to a calm, safe spot

Not only for kids

Can be a bedroom, a place that is safe for the

Safe spot child

No harmful things should be there

* Safe spot = အန္တရယ်ကင်တဲ့ နေရ

 Be Preventative

When they are angry, you cannot tell them what to do

Instead, you have to teach them when they are in a good

mood

Teach them how to control themselves when they get angry

 Indentify Triggers

Why are you feeling this way?

Start by talking
What makes you angry ?

Example- Is it because you are thirsty/hungry ?

 Identify Triggers

Kids usually don’t know that they are angry

Help them to identify the signs that

Only know that after the explosion has

happened

Their body gives them

 Explore What Others Emotions They May Be Feeling

When Kids tell you that they are angry, ask them how
they are feeling inside / other emotions

Ask them when they are calm and free