The Counselor's Corner

Character Word of the Week:  Self-Control means to keep one's behavior, desires, and emotions under one's own command.  Control of one's emotions or actions.

Career in Focus:  Physical therapists assess and treat patients who have problems with movement due to illness, injury, or physical disabilities.

According to the Changing Lives Character Education Program, self-control in school means:

1.  I will control my temper.

2.  I will count to ten before I do something.

3.  I will remain calm even when I am provoked.

Our Classroom Guidance Lesson will deal with 12 Positive Ways to Handle Anger and Stress by Jennie C. Trotter.  They are:

1.  Breathe Deeply

2.  Run

3.  Count to Ten

4.  Growl Sounds

5.  Scream

6.  Punch a Pillow

7.  Stress Stomp

8.  Positive Self-Talk

9.  Tear Newspaper 

10.  Make Faces

11.  Dance to Music

12.  Cool Out - Listen to Music.

Read:  When Sophie Gets Angry - Really, Really Angry... by Molly Bang

Quotable Quote:  By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character.                                                                                                                                 Grenville Kleiser 

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