Positive Self-Talk
Use positive self-talk to manage difficult situations — replacing unhelpful thoughts like 'I'm stupid' or 'I'll never be able to do this' with encouraging ones like 'This is hard but I can keep trying' or 'I've done hard things before'
Typical age: 7–9 years
“When your child is struggling with homework and starts saying 'I'm rubbish at this', can they catch that thought and replace it with something more helpful like 'I just need to try a different approach'?”
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Needs first
- Vocabulary: resilience and selfREQUIRED
Positive self-talk practice requires knowing the term 'self-talk' and distinguishing it from intrusive negative thoughts
- Simple Calming StrategiesREQUIRED
Positive self-talk builds on basic calming strategies
- Emotion Vocabulary
Self-talk benefits from wider emotion vocabulary to name what you're feeling
- Growth Mindset
Self-talk benefits from growth mindset framing