A list of apps to help kids manage their emotions: https://mashable.com/article/apps-kids-mindfulness-control-emotions/#Oj3TfKm0YZqT
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A time to heal
In the movie Me and you and everyone we know (2005) [i], the character Richard is a recently divorced, shy shoe salesman and father of two boys. In the opening scene, Richard is moving out of his house, essentially being kicked out by his wife. Richard is a plain man, and it is clear this […]
Read More »The sidekick, the bully, and the downer
Sometimes, in order to avoid acting on my emotions or reactions, I find that it helps to separate them from myself. I even imagine an emotion as a separate ‘person,’ giving me bad advice. How I see that person depends on the feeling. Anger reminds me of the sidekick to the bad guy in teen […]
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Some helpful charts when your feelings exceed your vocabulary: *CORRECTION Updated credit: Dr. Gloria Willcox is the original creator of The Feeling Wheel. Check out her self-published book, “Feelings:Converting Negatives to Positives,”
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