Tuning in to what’s going on within and sharing how you feel connects you to yourselves and to others. No matter how you are feeling, being aware is always a great first step to managing emotions.

How can we help our students be playful with their self-acceptance and their future? By experiencing it, of course! This is a great opportunity to harness the power of imagination to create self awareness and hope. 

Self-regulation is about allowing the fear to have a place at our table. Courageously, we feel what we feel and go forward anyway. When our students have these experiences of being socially successful, they learn to be brave with their lives.

Through our imagination we conjure up future scenarios (intentions/goals/desires), make meaning out of our current situation (drawing from prior knowledge), re-vision our past (review/analyze/adjust), and picture ourselves in other’s shoes (empathy).

Confident people have a certain air about them. It’s a combo of presence and ease. They seem to own the space and, at the same time, have room for others. There’s a sense of standing tall in their skin, knowing their worth. The good news is that we can teach kids to be more confident!

The “all or nothing” mindset leaves no room for nuance. And life is colored with grey areas. This kind of thinking is a cognitive distortion that polarizes your options and often leaves you empty-handed when there’s still lots to hold on to.

Through our imagination we conjure up future scenarios (intentions/goals/desires), make meaning out of our current situation (drawing from prior knowledge), re-vision our past (review/analyze/adjust), and picture ourselves in other’s shoes (empathy).