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Control and Acceptance
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This 3-minute video for parents features Mental Health Therapist Stephanie Dann talking about control and acceptance.
Uploaded Dec 10, 2020 to COVID-19 Information
- Wanting control isn’t a bad thing, but trying to control things we can’t over time doesn’t work and is exhausting. “When you try to control everything, you enjoy nothing.”
- Acceptance is giving up the struggle with things you can’t control and accepting reality for what it is, even if we don’t like it.
- Focus on what you can control: my attitude, how much news and social media I consume, following health guidelines, finding ways to have fun at home, how I treat others
Challenge: When your student is having a difficult time, help them to focus on what they can control and act on that! - 1:25 Levy Video Swarm the Stands Featured Uploaded Feb 04, 2020
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Emotion Coaching Part 7: Four Parenting Behaviors to Strive For
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This is part 7 of our Emotion Coaching caregiver series. Jonathan Andrus, School Counselor at Elk Ridge Elementary, shares 4 parenting patterns to strive for. For more information, visit the Gottman Institute at gottman.com or read "Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child" by Dr. John Gottman.
Uploaded Oct 29, 2020 to COVID-19 Information -
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Progressive Muscle Relaxation
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This 2-minute video for families features Mental Health Therapist Stephanie Dann talking about progressive muscle relaxation.
Uploaded Feb 16, 2021 to COVID-19 Information
- We can change how our bodies feel when we are stressed by using progressive muscle relaxation.
-This involves focusing our attention on different parts of the body, noticing how they feel, tensing the area, and then releasing. It can help to pretend like you are squeezing the water out of a clay ball.
-Try squeezing hard for 10 seconds and releasing your hands, toes, shoulders, jaw, and in between your eyes. You can do other parts of the body too if you wish.
Challenge: When you feel stressed or upset, try taking a minute to use progressive muscle relaxation to release the tension. -
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What We Pay Attention To
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This 2-minute video for parents features Mental Health Therapist Stephanie Dann talking about what we pay attention to as parents.
Uploaded Nov 19, 2020 to COVID-19 Information
- When times are hard, we tend to focus more on correcting and what kids are doing wrong.
- Sometimes we get tunnel visioned and don’t see the times they are doing things right, those small glimpses of controlling emotions, maturity, and problem solving.
- Changing your focus can change how you feel about parenting.
- Noticing and letting kids know we see their positive behaviors increases the likelihood they will do more of it in the future too!
Challenge: Try to notice one positive thing your student does each day this week, tell them what you are seeing! Just say the positive and walk away, don’t say the positive and end it with, “but you need to work on…” -
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Neutral Thoughts
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This 2-minute video for families features Mental Health Therapist Stephanie Dann talking about neutral thoughts.
Uploaded Mar 03, 2021 to COVID-19 Information
When we have negative thoughts often like, “I am so terrible at math,” this can turn into a firm belief about ourselves that is resistant to a positive perspective. Telling ourselves, “I am good at math!” doesn’t feel genuine and is easily dismissed.
Try instead to replace negative thoughts with neutral thoughts like, “I’m learning math, this is hard because I am learning.”
We often try to change negative thoughts into positive ones, but oftentimes that doesn’t work.
Challenge: When your student voices a negative thought about themselves, try to resist the urge to tell them the opposite positive thought. Experiment with helping them have neutral thoughts about themselves or their abilities instead, as a first step to being open to positive thoughts in the future. -
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Coping Skills Part 1
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This 3-minute video for students and families features Mental Health Therapist Stephanie Dann talking about coping skills (part 1).
Uploaded Mar 15, 2021 to COVID-19 Information
Coping skills are anything we do to help us with uncomfortable thoughts or feelings.
Think about coping skills like a buffet, you should try lots of them and you can use different kinds based on the situation.
-Distraction is absorbing your mind in something else, examples include conversation, tv, reading, arts and crafts, video games, listen to music, organize, clean, do a project
-Mindfulness is paying attention to the present moment, examples include noticing sights, sounds, smells around you, scanning your body and noticing how it feels, deep breathing
-Catharsis is letting out how we feel physically, examples include run, cry, laugh, yell/scream, cold shower, popping bubble wrap, dance, journal, playing sports
Challenge: Use distraction, mindfulness, or catharsis as a coping skill this week, extra points if you try something you have never done before! Try to “sample” something new from the coping skill buffet. -
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Coping Skills Part 2
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This 3-minute video for students and caregivers features Mental Health Therapist Stephanie Dann talking about coping skills (part 2).
Uploaded Mar 22, 2021 to COVID-19 Information
- Coping skills are anything we do to help us with uncomfortable thoughts or feelings.
- Self-Compassion is showing yourself the same care you would show a friend that is going through a hard time, examples would be massage your hands, taking a hot shower or bath, treat yourself to something nice, take a break, cook your favorite food, positive affirmations, self-care
- Thought Challenging is identifying and pushing back on negative thought patterns, examples would be write down your negative thoughts and then examine the evidence for or against them, talk out your negative thoughts with a friend, replace negative thoughts with positive or neutral thoughts
- Accessing your higher self is connecting with a perspective greater than your own and shifting your focus outward, examples would be volunteering, meditating, praying, gratitude, random acts of kinds, doing something nice for someone else
Challenge: Use self compassion, thought challenging, and accessing your higher self as a coping skill this week, extra points if you try something you have never done before! Push yourself not to be reliant on just one type of coping skill. -
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Deep Breathing
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This 2-minute video for families features Mental Health Therapist Stephanie Dann talking about deep breathing.
Uploaded Feb 05, 2021 to COVID-19 Information
-When we are upset or stressed, the thinking part of our brain stops working well.
-The best way to get your brain back online and be yourself again is deep breathing.
-Deep breathing involves taking in a lot more air into our lungs than we normally would and pushing it out. Putting your hand on your stomach and watching it go up and down can help you know if you are doing it right, also known as “belly breathing”.
Challenge: When you feel stressed or upset, try taking three intentional deep breaths to help bring your thinking brain back online. -
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Emotion Coaching Part 10 - Repairing Mistakes
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This is part 10 of our Emotion Coaching caregiver series. Jonathan Andrus, School Counselor at Elk Ridge Elementary, explains why finding opportunities to repair the parent-child relationship is important. For more information, visit the Gottman Institute at gottman.com or read "Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child" by Dr. John Gottman.
Uploaded Dec 03, 2020 to COVID-19 Information