Stop and Think: Impulse Control for Children

by Tonia Caselman

This book provides activities and reproducible worksheets to help students think about and practice strategies to become more reflective (vs. impulsive). Using cognitive-behavioral theory and techniques, it is intended to provide school personnel with tools to teach students how to stop and think before acting. The games, role-plays and worksheets are presented in a playful, but thoughtful manner to help engage children while they learn invaluable lessons about how to use self-control techniques.

These activities teach children how
• Understanding impulse control
• Use patience and tolerance
• Anticipate consequences
• Practice good problem-solving
• Recognize and manage feelings
• Use impulse control with peers
• Practice good listening skills
• "Be the Boss" of impulses
• Use impulse control with anger & anxiety
• And more!

134 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2005