Coping Skills Training

All children encounter situations where they feel worried, nervous and sometimes even scared, as they grow and develop. Some behaviours are not helpful to humans such as aggression and impulsive behaviours. However aggressive and impulsive behaviour are often used by children in response to stress.

What we should do for Coping?
Coping skills are what we think and what we do to help us get through difficult situations.

A child begins to learn and use different coping skills from the time they are born. Through Coping skills training, one can build on the skills they are already using, as well as assist them to learn new ones.

– It includes interventions aimed at increasing an individual’s ability to manage a variety of often uncomfortable or anxiety-provoking situations
– ranging from relatively normal or situational problems (e.g., test taking, divorce) to diagnosed disorders (e.g., phobias).
– It also explores on how to help the child manage strong emotions, promote helpful thinking and assist them to break down tasks into smaller, manageable chunks

The types of skills taught are tailored to the individuals as well as the situation and can involve increasing cognitive, behavioural, and affective proficiencies.