Course: Coping with Changes: Social-Emotional Learning Through Play
Feeling stress in your body
In this video we will learn how to recognize stress in our own bodies and how it manifests physically.
Adult Wellbeing and the Connection to the Wellbeing of Children
Learning more about mental health concerns can help us to feel more confident when talking about them or listening to someone else. You learned in week 3 that our mental …
Would you like to take part in an optional survey?
This is the first time The LEGO Foundation has ever run a course like this. If you have a couple of minutes, we would love to learn from you about …
Reflection
Now, that you’ve done the progressive muscle relaxation exercise, take a moment to reflect on how you feel? Do you feel different from when you started the exercise? Is your …
Listening to children
Last week, we discussed promoting mental health and wellbeing and responding to adversities and stress. Children and adults are constantly building promotive factors, such as social emotional skills and strong …
Predictability and Development
As we learned earlier, predictability, or being able to know what to expect, is an important ingredient for healthy development. Predictable routines and consistent relationships provide a foundation of trust …
Adult Roles in a Child’s Transition
Adults play an important role in children’s development across all age groups, from early childhood to adolescence. In this step, we explore key adults in children’s lives, and how adults …
Changing Perspectives With Change Clouds
Ideas for practicing perspective-taking with Change Clouds Hold the cloud above your head, make a facial expression or say a phrase representing your emotions towards it, and then pass it …
Coping with Change and Transitions
Change and Development Children rely on consistency and routine for a sense of security. Trusted adults are often the source of this consistency and they give children the confidence to …
Create Your Own Change Cloud
What is a Change Cloud? You can use the text below to guide your conversation with children about the Change Cloud. Modify to address their situational and developmental needs. We’re …
Mapping child-friendly services to make a referral
Being familiar with the services available in your community and how to access them is the first step to making a referral. Using the template below, you can create a …
Social support
Go to the next step for instructions on how to do the social support mapping activity, a template, and a Padlet wall to share your filled out social support map.
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Coping with Changes: Social-Emotional Learning Through Play