Chapter 9 and Chapter 10

Chapter 9 - Stepping toward the bigger picture

KEY CONCEPTS

• Know what you want
• Get a want-to
• Taking one scary step at a time
• Choose fewer battles
• "Could" vs. "Should" self-talk

TAKING ACTION:

• Plant seeds of moving toward a goal
• Model the process of moving toward a goal

Chapter 10 - When amnesia attacks

KEY CONCEPTS:

• Bridge back to successes!
• Tolerate frustration and mistakes - struggle is okay
• Taking on a challenge even if it might mean failure
• Encouraging independence
• When a child stops leaning and starts standing up

TAKING ACTION:

• Planting seeds of recalling and using past successes
• Model the process of talking positively to yourself (internal reassurance)

Here is a video of a 3rd grade EP Rock student describing how he has taken control of his worries.  Some of these strategies you have learned in the book, others are things we have worked on, but all strategies gave him a way to feel confident in his own ability to problem-solve. (Parents gave permission to share with you and with students at Rock, but please do not show video to anyone beyond your family.)