Reaching Out Is Strength
TARGET:
6-8 years
INTENSITY:
20 min / 1x per week
LEARNING GOAL
Developing Emotional Awareness When Interacting with Others
PEDAGOGICAL INTENTION
Managing My Emotions When Interacting with Others
Target SKILLS
Socio-emotional Intelligence
Co-Intelligence Human-Human
Well-Being
Agency and Autonomy
MATERIALS
Trusted adult/peer mapping worksheet
Help-request scripts
DETAILED PROCEDURE
This activity works best one-on-one, or with one child at a time within a small group. Explain calmly to the child: "Asking for help when you're overwhelmed is not weakness - it's one of the most effective regulation strategies there is."
Step 1
Invite the children to map their support network: who can they go to for what kind of problem?
Step 2
Practice 3 different help-seeking scripts: to a peer, to a teacher, to a parent.
Step 3
Say gently to the child: "The strongest athletes in the world have coaches. The bravest people ask for help."
Step 4
Role play: practice asking without minimizing or catastrophizing.
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PROGRESS INDICATORS
The child maps at least 5 trusted people across different relationship types.
The child uses one of the 3 help-seeking scripts appropriately in a real situation.
The child asks for help without minimizing the problem.