Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Kids by Jennifer J. Solin -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Contents A Note to Parents Section 1: Mindfulness Activities

Activity 1: You Have Different Types of Thoughts 2 Activity 2: Facts and Feelings Are Not the Same 6 Activity 3: People Have Different Feelings 8 Activity 4: Creating a Full Mind 10 Activity 5: Putting Your Mind in the Present Moment 15 Activity 6: Putting Mindfulness All Together 17

Section 2: Understanding Your Feelings

Activity 7: Anger 22 Activity 8: Anxiety 26 Activity 9: Envy and Jealousy 31 Activity 10: Guilt and Shame 36 Activity 11: Feeling Overwhelmed and Excited 41 Activity 12: Love 46 Activity 13: Sadness 51 Activity 14: Happiness 56

Section 3: Working with Your Feelings

Activity 15: Thoughts or Feelings? 62 Activity 16: Why Do You Have Feelings? 65 Activity 17: Does Your Feeling Fit the Facts? 68 Activity 18: Feelings Are Constantly Changing 72 Activity 19: Dear Feeling… 74 Activity 20: You Don’t Have to Act on Your Urge 77 Activity 21: Situation, Feeling, Intensity Game 80 Activity 22: Your Piggy Bank of Happy Moments 86

Section 4: Creating Your Skills Toolbox

Activity 23: Planting SEEDS in Your Skills Garden 90 Activity 24: Tools to Help You Shrink Your Feelings 94 Activity 25: BRAKE! 96 Activity 26: When Your Brain Overheats 98 Activity 27: Relaxing Your Muscles: Noodles, Noodles, Noodles 100 Activity 28: DISTRACT 104 Activity 29: Deep Breathing 108 Activity 30: You Have to DEAL 111

Section 5: Taking Your Tools on the Road

Section 6: Values and Goals

Activity 36: What Are Your Values? 136 Activity 37: What Are Your Goals? 139 Activity 38: Overcoming Obstacles to Reach Big Goals 141 Activity 39: People Have Different Values and Goals 146 A Note of Congratulations 149 Additional Resources 151