Emotional skills for a happy life

Emotional skills for a happy life

Try exploring the world of emotions and self-control with your children in a playful way. Build strong foundations with them!

The age of 7 to 9 years is a period when children intensively develop their social and emotional skills. Teaching them how to deal with conflicts and regulate their emotions is crucial for their happy and successful life. On our blog, you will find a wealth of ideas and techniques that you can use in the family or in teaching to show children that conflict resolution can also be fun and inspiring.

Interested in this topic? Read more: Self-control in action: How children aged 7 to 9 playfully and creatively manage conflicts Want to find out where you stand personally? Take a short test at the end of the page and gain a better understanding.

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Imagine you are the captain of a pirate ship and your crew is arguing about the rules on board. What will you do?

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At school, you are playing a game and someone is cheating. How do you react?

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You have been assigned the task of being the guardian of a very important secret. How will you handle it?

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In your class, a new school rule has been established – every day, someone different must clean the board. What is your approach?

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Imagine that you have your own candy shop. How will you ensure that you have satisfied customers?

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A new "secret mission" will be created at school - each student has the task of helping someone, but they must not tell anyone about it. How will you get involved?

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In your group of friends, you come up with a game, but some of them don't want to play by the rules. What will you do?

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You are in a team where collaboration is necessary, but some teammates refuse to work. How would you solve this?

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Imagine that you are the mayor of a children's city and you have to create a new law. What rule would you introduce?

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If a teacher mistakenly accuses you of messing something up, but you know you didn't do it, how would you react?

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7 - 9 years: Working with rules and responsibility

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