2nd Steps Social Skills

Spring is here!

Spring is here, but have you ever had butterflies in your tummy?

This week's Social Skills lesson concentrated on handling those "butterflies in our tummies" and Managing Worry.

Worry and anxious feelings may not be as obvious as some other feelings, and may not result in disruptive behavior, but they can be serious.  Building skills to calm down when you're worried can help us cope positively with school issues and some outside situations that can be stressful at times.

Today, we learned that Counting and speaking to a grown-up can help us when we are worried.

• We reminded ourselves to:
• "Stop"
• Name our feeling
• Do belly breathing
• Do positive self-talk

• We can also count up, or back, or count something in the room, and even talk to an adult to help us calm down.

Here are some scenarios you can practice.  Remember, if you are worried, you can manage it!

• Someone stepped in front of you in line.
• A friend teases you about your new haircut.
• The teacher wants to talk to you during recess.
• A classmate repeats everything you say to annoy you.
• Your family's car has a flat tire and you will be late to sports practice.