Build a Coping Menu That Fits
Select a workable coping option and a backup for a specific kind of difficult moment.
BROWSE A TOPIC
TOP006
Coping skills
Choose coping strategies that fit the situation, your preferences, and available resources.
A tailored starting page is paired with selected practical resources. Choose related materials according to the person’s goals, access needs, and clinical assessment.
A STARTING POINT
Build a Coping Menu That Fits
Coping can include changing a situation, meeting a practical need, asking for support, or making space for a feeling. A strategy that helps one person may be uncomfortable or inaccessible for another. You can test fit without treating discomfort as failure.
Read resources for this topic
These complete reading pages are part of the larger topic collection.
Caring for the Conditions Around Emotion
Identify one contextual or physical need that could support emotional coping.
All My Feelings Can Visit
Introduce feelings as experiences a child can notice and share.
When Ari’s Tower Fell
Follow a fictional child from a hard moment to a request for support.
My Feeling, My Clue, My Helper
Connect one manageable feeling with a chosen kind of support.
Practice Asking for Help
Rehearse a small help request with an adult who responds.
One Small Help Try
Plan one optional chance to use a help request between visits.
What Did We Learn Together?
Review a help attempt or a missed opportunity without grading the child.
Facilitating a Child-Led Feeling Activity
Prepare a supportive, age-appropriate use of the children’s pack.
Choosing From a Grounding Menu
Test a grounding option and personalize it using the person’s response.
Explore practical situations
Each situation offers ten shared activity frameworks in the full library.