Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 Identifying and Understanding Feelings 5
Activity: Color the Feelings Faces 6
Activity: Filling Up My Feelings Cup 10
Activity: How Full Is My Feelings Cup? 14
Activity: My Tool Kit for Managing Feelings 16
Activity: Feelings Cube 19
Activity: What Am I Feeling? Cards 23
Chapter 2 The Strength of Feelings 26
This Is a Feelings Thermometer 26
Activity: Fill in the Feelings Thermometers 28
Activity: Joy Journal 33
Dealing with Strong Feelings 34
Activity: Holding Ice 35
Chapter 3 Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors 37
Activity: What Is It-a Thought, a Feeling, or a Behavior? 40
Activity: Just the Facts 41
Chapter 4 The Feelings in My Body 43
Activity: How Does My Body Feel? 45
Fight, Flight, or Freeze 46
Activity: Look Out for the Lion! 48
Activity: Rating Our Reactions 50
Chapter 5 Relaxation Techniques 52
Belly Button Breathing 52
Toy Breathing 52
One-Nostril Breathing 53
The Ragdoll Technique 53
The Chair Technique 54
Shake and Roll Out the Stress 54
Activity: Relaxation Exercise Practice 56
Activity: Choosing Relaxation Exercises by Considering My Surroundings 59
Activity: Take Control with Relaxation Exercises 61
Chapter 6 My Automatic Thoughts 63
Activity: Name the Feelings and Thoughts 64
Activity: Feelings Monster Finger Puppet 67
Activity: What Were You Thinking? 69
Activity: Name the Type of Feelings Monster Thought 72
Activity: Catching My Thoughts 76
Chapter 7 Taking Control of My Thoughts 77
Thought Challenge Worksheet 78
Activity: Thought Challenge Worksheet 79
Activity: Talk Bad? to the Feelings Monster 88
Activity: Thought Records 92
Activity: Helpful Self-Statements 95
Activity: Feel-Good File 101
Activity: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 106
Activity: Instant Mood Shifter File 107
Activity: Mental Vacation 108
Chapter 8 My Urges 109
Activity: My Urges 110
Activity: What Do My Choices Cause? 112
Activity: What Choices Cause Now and Later 115
Chapter 9 Taking Control of My Actions 119
Activity: Stop, Think, and Go Charts 121
Activity: The Four Choices When Faced with a Problem 128
Activity: Choosing My Actions by Thinking about What I Want to Cause 137
Activity: Rate the Choices 143
Activity: Trigger Response Plans 147
Chapter 10 My Story: When My Feelings Were in Control 154
Chapter 11 My Story: When I Took Control of My Feelings 157
Chapter 12 I Have the Power to Take Control of My Feelings, Thinking, and Actions! 160
Glossary 162
References 166
Acknowledgments 167
About the Author 168
