managing emotions Archives

Cultivating Calm: Distress Tolerance for Parents

When parents can remain steady during storms of frustration, exhaustion, and worry, children gain the security and emotional tools they need to develop resilience for life’s challenges. Learn why developing the ability to withstand difficult emotions without reacting impulsively can Read more >>

National Institute of Mental Health Offers Free Resources for Students and Educators [downloadable]

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) offers a variety of learning resources for students and teachers about mental health and the brain. Whether you want to understand mental health challenges, promote emotional well-being in the classroom, or simply learn Read more >>

Free Activities from Khan Academy Help Kids Learn About Feelings and Emotions

Ease the back-to-school transition with new lessons to help children identify their emotions. Happy or sad? Nervous or excited? Build confidence, self-awareness, and empathy by putting feelings into words. New lessons about BIG feelings Emotions are a big part of Read more >>

Help Your Teen Cope with Stress

Teenagers face a variety of stresses. Whatever the cause, starting down the road to adulthood has its own special challenges. Read more >>

Puberty: What’s Behind the Mood Swings?

During puberty your child’s emotions may become stronger and more intense. Their mood might change more frequently, quickly and randomly. Your child may have strong emotions that they’ve never experienced before. It’s common for them to feel confused, scared or Read more >>

Help Your Child Learn to Regulate Their Emotions with Tucker the Turtle [downloadable]

Tucker the Turtle is a fun interactive resource created to help children and families learn strategies to work through big feelings like anger. This user-friendly resource helps teach emotional regulation with a few simple steps. Read more >>

Use Your Words, Not Your Hands— Emotional Regulation Strategies to Avoid Outbursts

Building a sophisticated emotions vocabulary helps children identify and communicate different types of feelings, which in turn helps them manage emotions in productive ways, instead of hitting, acting out, or withdrawing. Read more >>

4 Ways to Help Children Manage Emotions

Finding effective ways to help your child cope with big emotions has never been more important—or difficult! Here are some suggestions for what to do when your kids or teenagers express big feelings, like sadness, anger, and anxiety. Read more >>

How to Help a Highly Emotional Child Cope With Big Feelings

At any age, crying is a normal response to being overwhelmed by strong feelings, like anger, fear, stress, or even happiness. Some children, however, cry more than others. Those same children may get angry more often, feel frustrated faster, and Read more >>

Wellbeing For Children: Resilience

Have you ever been knocked down and found it difficult to get back up again? Or has something happened that was really tough to deal with and you’ve not known how to cope with it? Read more >>

CHC Resource Library

Other Topics

managing emotions

Explore this collection

Intended For

Age Group

Resource Type

Content Source

about us

Resources

What's new

Careers

Cost & financial aid

Support chc