Children

Children learn best through play and we’ve kept this in mind while designing these original therapeutic activities for children, including worksheets, stories, and therapy games. Print these tools out for use in the home or classroom or use them in a counseling session.

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Helping Others Feel Better

This worksheet asks children to think about what they can say to others to help them feel better when they are upset. (emotional intelligence, empathy, behavior, 0417)

Do Not Put Yourself Down

This worksheet is designed to help people stop putting themselves down with negative thoughts and statements. Clients are asked to make seven copies of the worksheet, and use one worksheet each day for a week. They are asked to cross out a penny each time they have a negative thought. By the end of the week, they should still have all the pennies in the jar on their worksheet. (depression, CBT, thought changing, 0317)

Thinking About Emotions Game

This worksheet is designed to help people think and talk about their feelings. Players pitch a penny on the worksheet and then talk about the feeling where the penny lands. The game can be played in a small group or even by an individual. (emotional intelligence, depression, communication, social skills, 0317)

What Do You Like About Your Friends?

This worksheet is intended to help children see the qualities they value most in their friends. (character education, social skills, friendship, Asperger Syndrome, 0217)

Be Flexible About Your Plans

This worksheet is designed to start a conversation with children about the importance of being flexible in social situations.

Thinking About Others

This worksheet is designed to help children see the importance of thinking about others. It asks children to identify the things that four kids are doing wrong at a party and think about what they could say and do that would show more caring behavior. (EQ, emotional intelligence, 11116)

What Makes Friend Word Search

This worksheet is designed to help children understand the value of friendships. (emotional intelligence, social skills, Asperger Syndrome, ADHD).

The Importance of Sharing

This worksheet is designed to be used in starting a discussion about sharing and how this is a basic foundation of cooperation. (ADHD, emotional intelligence, behavior, 1016)

Appropriate Touching

This worksheet is designed to help children understand the basic social rules about appropriate and inappropriate touching. (Asperger Syndrome, body awareness, sex education, 1016)

What You Need to Know About OCD

This brochure, produced by the International OCD Foundation, is a comprehensive overview of OCD covering common symptoms, facts about OCD, treatment options, how to choose a therapist and more. (0717)