Reaching Out Is Strength

6-8 years

Me with Others

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 :

Help-seeking as regulation, Support network mapping, Assertive vulnerability

Materials :

Trusted adult/peer mapping worksheet, help-request scripts

Detailed procedure :

1. Introduction: "Asking for help when you're overwhelmed is not weakness - it's one of the most effective regulation strategies there is."
2. Children map their support network: who can they go to for what kind of problem?
3. Practice 3 different help-seeking scripts: to a peer, to a teacher, to a parent.
4. Script: "The strongest athletes in the world have coaches. The bravest people ask for help."
5. Role play: practice asking without minimizing or catastrophizing.

Progress Indicators :

Maps at least 5 trusted people across different relationship types. Uses one of the 3 help-seeking scripts appropriately in a real situation. Asks for help without minimizing the problem.

Research Foundations :

Brown (2010); Bowlby (1988); Masten (2001)