Ukrainian COPEKITs & COPECARDs arrive at the City of Goodness orphanage in Chernivtsi, Ukraine. Thank you Ukraine Friends’ Brock Bierman & Oksana Barchuk & the team for delivering these trauma coping tools. #copekit#copecard#SlavaUkraine#ukrainementalhealth#UkraineFriends
https://t.co/5NaYLBr1hb shared how Ukrainian children are using art therapy to relieve stress & trauma. COPEKIT provides highly-researched tools that inspire healthy coping skills https://t.co/JCo6kbMx8D #COPEKITofficial#StandUpForUkraine#UkraineRelief#HelpUkraineNow
Guide a child in doing something that requires developing new skills. It can be anything from trying a new recipe to learning a new sport. In so doing, they REACH beyond their current limitations, building competency in addressing challenges and self-efficacy in problem solving.
Caring for others shifts our attention outwards, decreasing our internal focus, which lowers stress. "It is wired within us that when we care and nurture it affects our physiology in a very positive way," says neuroscientist James Doty, "That is the reward for caring."
Celebrate Giving Tuesday by giving kids the skills to ask for help. Go to https://t.co/QbGGHMYv06 to give coping skills cards and stickers to kids in need. Knowing how to ask for help can save a kid's life
You can make a direct impact in child’s life by sharing these coping skills cards with your favorite non-profit organization. Purchase COPECARD™ 10 and COPECARD™ 20 cards at https://t.co/5O0e581cyN and we’ll ship directly to them on your behalf.
The new COPEKIT™ website has launched!!!
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Writing helps us organize our thoughts, gives meaning to our experiences, and can help us feel comfortable reaching out for support. Writing lets us listen to our selves...write your story.
Think...and keep thinking. Concentration improves our memory, speeds up comprehension, facilitates task completion and reduces distractibility - skills which lead to better coping.
Movement provides a stress outlet for our brains and bodies, enabling us to down-regulate (calm) our anxiety. It redirects our stress response towards healthy, productive activity. So get your kids to MOVE TO COPE with their stress – track which BINGO squares help the most!
Support seeking (asking for help) involves identifying the problem, the help needed, who to ask. Listening nurtures that ability to identify problems and the “next steps” that convert to asking for help. Be there-listen-build support seeking skills. It can save a child’s life.
Knitting lowers stress, improves mood, math skills, concentration, hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. AND – produces a handmade piece of joy! See what these kids made here : https://t.co/5Txmtel1gA
Moving improves our mood – exercise promotes the release of neurotransmitters which help to lower stress and anxiety. Get your kids moving with these fun exercises https://t.co/0nC5jqRRiJ. Read more about exercise and brain health here: https://t.co/Xj0P46xKZn