Managing Feelings and Emotions

Managing feelings and emotions involves developing the skills to recognize and handle them before they become overwhelming. This enables clients to take positive actions even in challenging situations. While this can be complex, learning to notice and address emotions early promotes calmness and supports good decision-making. The Managing Feelings and Emotions is a 5-page set that’s designed to help clients maintain emotional balance. It includes one handout with 45 coping skills with matching illustrations. The remaining four pages provide space for listing coping skills based on specific emotions. Completing these worksheets empowers kids and teens to handle life’s ups and downs with greater emotional intelligence and self-control. To make the most of this resource, they can integrate it into their daily or weekly routines by setting aside time to fill out the worksheets. Parents and teachers can further support this process by encouraging consistent use of the worksheets. They can have discussions about the importance of emotions and coping strategies. *This item is an instant digital download. A link to download your files will be emailed to you once payment is confirmed. Want more resources like this? Check out our full catalog of feelings worksheets and handouts. References: Ciarrochi, J., Chan, A. Y., & Bajgar, J. (2001). undefined. Personality and Individual Differences, 31(7), 1105-1119. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0191-8869(00)00207-5 Rusk, N., Larson, R. W., Raffaelli, M., Walker, K., Washington, L., Gutierrez, V., Kang, H., Tran, S., & Perry, S. C. (2013). Positive youth development in organized programs: How teens learn to manage emotions. Research, Applications, and Interventions for Children and Adolescents, 247-261. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6398-2_15 Silk, J. S., Steinberg, L., & Morris, A. S. (2003). Adolescents' emotion regulation in daily life: Links to depressive symptoms and problem behavior. Child Development, 74(6), 1869-1880. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1467-8624.2003.00643.x Zeman, J., Cassano, M., Perry-parrish, C., & Stegall, S. (2006). Emotion regulation in children and adolescents. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 27(2), 155-168. https://doi.org/10.1097/00004703-200604000-00014