The Tool of the Month for April is Size of the Problem. Size of the Problem helps kids think about what the ACTUAL size of a problem is so they can think about what size their reaction should be. It's important to acknowledge that for some kids, small problems may feel big, but they can use tools to SHOW a small reaction on the outside even if it feels big on the inside.
Tiny and small problems can be solved quickly without any outside help, like your pencil breaking during a test. Medium and big problems usually need help from someone else and take longer to solve, like not knowing where you are supposed to go after school or being hurt on the playground. Huge problems are emergencies that always need outside help to solve, sometimes from multiple people and may take days or weeks, like a fire or hurricane.
Your child can use the chart below to rate and compare the size of the problem and the size of their reaction on a scale of 1 to 10.
Tiny and small problems can be solved quickly without any outside help, like your pencil breaking during a test. Medium and big problems usually need help from someone else and take longer to solve, like not knowing where you are supposed to go after school or being hurt on the playground. Huge problems are emergencies that always need outside help to solve, sometimes from multiple people and may take days or weeks, like a fire or hurricane.
Your child can use the chart below to rate and compare the size of the problem and the size of their reaction on a scale of 1 to 10.