This week we are doing impulse control strategies. We started today with a rap about impulse control and taking a breath so that we can stop and think.
We created stop signs for our desks at school. On one side they say "Stop and Think" and on the other they have a list of our impulse control skills.
Lastly we read and discussed the book "Whole Body Listening Larry at School."
The most important part on the list according the the group today was "Heart- Caring about what the other person is saying." Children and adults with impulse-control symptoms and related diagnoses often struggle with relationships. Peers and authority figures do not feel attended to, heard, or respected. We practiced our non-verbal communication skills that demonstrated exactly that.
Throughout the week we will complete the following activities...
Freeze Bowl
Some Helpful activities from Kids at Thought
http://kidsatthought.com/2010/05/27/2-very-simple-activities-to-help-children-learn-impulse-control/
Two More Wonderful Books
Lastly, a Final Friday activity that I am really excited to add. I may start using it as my review every Friday. It is from Apartment Therapy that I found via Pinterest.
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/rainy-day-boredom-buster-diy-s-160311
You put random things in three different bags and allow the children to create a story with them. I am going to adapt this to our weekly theme by asking clients to create a story that demonstrate our weekly theme. We will split up into small groups, create a story that contains at least 2 impulse control skills, and share or act out our creations with the group.
This seems like a lot of material for one week... but if it rolls into next week I can live with that :)
Have a great week! God bless!!
Proverbs 22, 6:
"Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it."
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