Panel Discussion on "Life Skills for students - Developing skills to cope with stress and emotions." Presented in Manodarpan - Paricharcha on 3rd December 2021

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Developing Skills
to cope with stress
and emotions
Annapurna Madhuri,
Manager,
SMIORE Academy for Teacher Training,
Sandur.
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2. MANODARPAN | 03/12/2021 | DEVELOPING SKILLS OF COPING WITH STRESS AND EMOTIONS
POINTS OF DISCUSSION
Understand Emotions in
relation to stress
Emotions and Stress
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How emotion literacy helps to
manage emotional stress?
Methods to cope
03
What children, caregivers and
teachers need to know
Importance
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What can children, caregivers
and teachers do?
Strategies to handle
emotional stress
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Consider the situation...
Upset with an event
Discouragement to perform any
activity - feeling sad - stressed
Emotional Reaction
Eyes welling up, sobbing, increased
heartbeats, feeling weak
Behavior
Feeling immobile, fatigue, Seek
for comforting support.
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Emotions and Stress
Social Media, Approval,
Comparative Achievement
Overwhelming Emotions
Feelings of Inadequacy & Stress
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Emotional Literacy and stress
We all experience stressful situations and react emotionally towards them
● When we feel happy, secure and excited...
We feel less stressed - Eustress & motivated to work.
● When we feel Distressed, it lowers performance
We feel distracted in heightened emotional states
Emotion Literacy is fundamental to attain personal well-being and social
competence.
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HANDLING EMOTIONS AND STRESS
Monitor feelings and take
responsibility - to respond.
RECOGNIZE
Analyze and focus your
attention on positive things.
Don't add negativity to things.
LABEL & EXPRESS
Accepting emotions is a normal
feeling and there is no need to
be ashamed for behavior.
UNDERSTAND & ACCEPT
Open yourself to the world and
avoid protecting yourself. Avoid
excuses.
REGULATE
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IDENTIFY
Source/cause of
stress
BECOME AWARE
Tolerance levels
Plan well in advance
NOTICE
Immediate response -
Eustress/Distress
COPE - 4As
Strategically cope with
stressful emotions.
STRESS MANAGEMENT
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4 As of coping with STRESS
Avoid
Prioritise
Say ‘NO’
Alter
Balance your
schedule
Adapt
Reframe and
Adjust
Accept
Let go
Move on
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SOME TIPS to Reduce Stress...
Control feelings
Do not allow feeling to
control you.
Take Advantage
Use stress management
techniques to your benefit.
Reduce Expectations
Simple and Contented life
Minimum expectations
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SOME MORE TIPS to Reduce Stress...
Take Breaks
Spend time with family
and friends
Active Lifestyle
Try to work on your own,
without depending on
others.
Reduce Stress
Identify areas to minimise
stressful triggers.
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Strategies ...
Breathe Mindfully
Deep Breathing
Abdominal Breathing
Visualize
Best things happening to
you
Think Positive
Replace negative thoughts
with positive ones
Practice Journaling
For clear and meaningful
thoughts
Exercise Regularly
Stay healthy in mind and
body
Plan Leisure time
Learn new skills, take care
of pets, plants
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ROLE OF TEACHERS
● Educate - Realistic
Expectations
● Enable - to
understand strengths
& areas of
improvement
● Help - to be
methodical
● Develop - Healthy
personality
● Abilities to identify
stressors
● Provide - Live models
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ROLE OF CAREGIVERS
● UNCONDITIONAL
LOVE
● TRUST & SUPPORT
● HAVE REALISTIC
EXPECTATIONS
● Practice Selective
Interference
● Suggest NOT Advice
● Treat children with
respect
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Takeaways!
● Response to Emotional Stress - Choose wisely
● Understand Triggers - Respond calmly
● Practice techniques to handle stress
● Seek help from elders
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