Mindfulness strategy: https://www.npr.org/2020/02/03/802347757/a-conversation-with-tara-brach-mindfulness-tools-for-big-feelings?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR2TNDR_1wirwGtC7rVargtBgzRvsAD_qi-xHriWgp7r9FJltQUd_iC6Rt0

Here are some resources to help students, not just girls, learn to identify and manage anger in healthy ways.  https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=23651&fbclid=IwAR3iZFom4sy04uQ_wPQdJkEzgvBlStfJlWm3hid9LEfbRwSggvOkGu7bggA

Developing emotional regulation and problem-solving (executive functioning skills) is key to instilling “grit”. https://lindastade.com/grit-for-kids/

The Intuit people use oral story telling and role plays/dramas to teach children how to regulate their emotions when they are calm. “In other words, the dramas offer kids a chance to practice controlling their anger, Miller says, during times when they’re not actually angry.” https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/03/13/685533353/a-playful-way-to-teach-kids-to-control-their-anger?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20190323&fbclid=IwAR1O9P84o3NOnWvs7CM6Y2zyE1ugVBODIA2xV7ljl0B82UR6_wjoMd6Jp4s

The following article contains book recommendations to help with anxiety in students of all ages. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/childrens-books-anxiety_l_5c6976dde4b05c889d202022?fbclid=IwAR2M2w54fBlcyoPVXy6DEMgN2CGjN9dfHRnGAI8Ml3OOurWarG6yPZL6ZdU&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZmFjZWJvb2suY29tLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALlp_gfjKdB1huXTEus1NQtys5KajTWhMfWticXcbVBf6aTtltZ-DpnRmJfbdPfC1D58UtRlYzQxSf6dsnJgd7sGWxs_0yp0d0US0vZxjaxx5PNhabXtfly_SyzpI_IlaGkI6LhkrnyaGSZopVHBv_cEN26ygULwA0dyqAYlgYEQ

“It’s critical to recognize that when we react to psychological distress as though it’s a fire that needs to be put out, we frighten our teenagers and usually make matters worse. Reacting instead with the understanding that emotions usually have their own life cycle — coming as waves that surge and fall — sends adolescents …

Here are some great examples of phrases to use with children to help with transitions, independence, identifying and managing emotions, and behavioral regulation.  https://www.mother.ly/child/20-phrases-to-use-when-your-child-isnt-listening?fbclid=IwAR2_zR86PCNrhJsWh7aSAjuJWAgpX6pcYN3o46_n0dN588RchLpkXoRTGN4

A simple way to calm those anxious thoughts. https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/self-talk-exercises?fbclid=IwAR1snxFgBA9n0VcPO74TMldgm2SASVuCgrvH-MSiE-Js23sU-Mh0fDbZCY4#1