'BOUNCE BACK!' by Toni Noble & Helen McGrath
The focus for Year 6 will be developing student resilience by developing strategies for coping and bouncing back. The Year 6 lessons will focus on:
- Life has some ups and downs but you can bounce back
- Bad times don't last. Things always get better. Stay optimistic.
- Other people can help if you talk to them. Get a reality check.
- Unhelpful thinking makes you feel more upset. Think again.
- Nobody is perfect – not you and not others.
- Concentrate on the positives (no matter how small) and use laughter.
- Everybody experiences sadness, hurt, failure, rejection and setbacks sometimes, not just you. They are a normal part of life. Try not to personalise them.
- Blame fairly. How much of what happened was due to you, to others and to bad luck or circumstances?
- Responsibility Pie Chart
- Accept what can't be changed (but try to change what you can first).
- Catastrophising exaggerates your worries. Don't believe the worst possible picture.
- How serious is this worry?
- Keep things in perspective. It's only part of your life.
- Turn ‘musts' into ‘preferences.'
- Avoid I-can't-stand-it-itis