• Talking to Yourself about Focusing on the Positive When Parents Divorce

    • Topics
      Divorce, Positive Thinking
    • Objective

      To learn about and practice positive self-talk when parents are going through a divorce.

    • Types of Tools
      Worksheet
    • Grades
      Middle School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      2

  • Talking to Yourself about Feeling in Control When Parents Divorce

    • Topics
      Divorce, Positive Thinking
    • Objective

      To learn about and practice positive self-talk as a way to feel more in control and less confused when parents are going through a divorce.

    • Types of Tools
      Worksheet
    • Grades
      Middle School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      2

  • Talking to Yourself about Difficult Feelings When Your Parents Are Getting a Divorce

    • Topics
      Divorce, Positive Thinking
    • Objective

      To learn about and to practice positive self-talk as a way to cope with difficult feelings.

    • Types of Tools
      Worksheet
    • Grades
      Middle School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      2

  • Talking to Yourself about Coping with Things You Don’t like about Your Parents’ Divorce

    • Topics
      Divorce, Positive Thinking
    • Objective

      To learn about and practice positive self-talk when coping with different aspects of parents divorcing.

    • Types of Tools
      Worksheet
    • Grades
      Middle School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      2

  • Talking to Yourself about Coping with Problems

    • Topics
      Critical Thinking, Depression, Divorce, Emotional Problems, Feelings, Goals, Loss & Grieving, Motivation, Positive Thinking, Stress
    • Objective

      To learn about and practice positive self-talk as a way to cope with problems.

    • Types of Tools
      Worksheet
    • Grades
      Early Elementary School, Middle School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      2

  • Talking to Yourself about Changes in Your Family

    • Topics
      Divorce, Positive Thinking
    • Objective

      To learn about and practice positive self-talk when coping with changes in your family, including your parents starting to date.

    • Types of Tools
      Worksheet
    • Grades
      Middle School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      2

  • Talking to Yourself about Being Upset with Parents

    • Topics
      Anger Management, Anxiety Disorders, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Critical Thinking, Divorce, Feelings, Positive Thinking
    • Objective

      To learn about and practice positive self-talk when you are upset with something that your parents are doing.

    • Types of Tools
      Worksheet
    • Grades
      Middle School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      2

  • Talking to Yourself about Being in the Middle

    • Topics
      Anger Management, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Critical Thinking, Divorce, Feelings, Positive Thinking, Social Skills
    • Objective

      To learn about and practice positive self-talk when parents put you in the middle of a disagreement.

    • Types of Tools
      Worksheet
    • Grades
      Middle School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      2

  • Structured Fantasies

    • Topics
      Anger Management, Anxiety Disorders, Behavior Management, Communication, Depression, Divorce, Emotional Problems, Recovery, Relationships, Self-Control, Stress
    • Objective

      To increase knowledge about a technique for therapeutic structuring of fantasies, which can help a child work creatively with a problem and promote cognitive control over behavior.

    • Types of Tools
      Technique
    • Grades
      Early Elementary School, High School, Middle School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      2

  • Structured Doll Play

    • Topics
      Adoption, Anger Management, Anxiety Disorders, Behavior Management, Bullying and Cyberbullying, Depression, Divorce, Emotional Problems, Stress
    • Objective

      To increase knowledge about a technique to be used with children aged two and older to address anxiety, abuse, and trauma, in which dolls are used as a non-threatening way to help children deal with intense emotional situations.

    • Types of Tools
      Assessment, Technique
    • Grades
      Early Elementary School, Preschool
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      2