Coping Skills - Parent 1

Your student is participating in classroom activities helping them learn what coping skills/strategies are and how to use them in social situations. We would love for you to keep the discussion going at home!

Definition: Coping skills are needed to help us handle life situations successfully. A coping skill is an action that you can take to lessen a stressful situation or react more positively in a hard situation.

Here are just a few ideas to help get the conversation started:

• We all can have strong feelings at times.
• We all have ways we try to cope with strong feelings.
• Some coping approaches are successful and some are not.
• Talking to someone you trust, like a parent or an adult, can help when you feel strong emotions.
• Coping skills are needed to help us handle life situations successfully.