Dealing with big feelings

Next date: Wednesday, 23 October 2024 | 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Presented by Mark Le Messurier 2022 SA Senior Australian of the Year

Discussion 6: Dealing with big feelings

“Coaching kids of all ages to own and manage their feelings begins with parents understanding how to do this”.

Everyone experiences BIG FEELINGS - even emotionally together adults! Typically, BIG FEELINGS are bigger and more prevalent in the world of children usually as a reaction to dread, stress or disappointment. So, first up, let’s normalize these BIG FEELINGS by seeing them as frustrated feelings accompanied by compensating behaviours. These compensating behaviours can be expressed as anger, aggression, anxiety, avoidance, shyness, withdrawal, shame, running away, tearfulness, sadness, despair and so many more! 

Many parents feel helpless as they witness their child acting out their BIG FEELINGS, inaptly, day in and day out. There isn’t a ‘one-size-fits-all’ solution to address the array of BIG FEELINGS, but there is a wide selection of great research-based techniques that can help manage it.  

Learning to manage BIG FEELINGS starts with coaching kids to identify the feeling they’re experiencing, finding a little language to express them, and developing tools to regroup emotions and thoughts. The truth is that most of these coping skills are simple to learn, easy to use and effective over time. 

Mark promises to bring a wealth of totally practical ideas to show parents how to coach their children to tame their BIG frustrated FEELINGS. This workshop invests in you, so you can empower your children!

Wednesday 23 October, 10am - 12noon

Fullarton Park Community Centre, 411 Fullarton Road, Fullarton

Cost: Free, bookings essential.

For more information contact the Centre on 8372 5180 or email fpcc@unley.sa.gov.au

Parents can attend personalised sessions with child behaviour expert Mark Le Messurier throughout 2024, as he presents a different parenting topic each session. Numbers will be limited. Participants have the opportunity for discussion and to raise their own issues. Book one, a few or all sessions. We ask if you reserve a place in these free sessions that you do your best to attend. We are unable to cater for children in these sessions.

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Fullarton Park Community Centre, 411 Fullarton Road, Fullarton, 5063, View Map