Cornwall Counseling

For children ages 6 and older

Welcome to Kid's Corner

A friendly place to notice your feelings, calm your body, become curious about your thoughts, and practice one small brave step at a time.

You do not have to feel perfect.

Feelings give us information. These activities can help you slow down, look closer, and choose what to do next.

A Latino family practices The Good Choice Program together in a warm 1940s setting Featured parent-and-child program

The Good Choice Program

Help children choose an achievable goal, pause and think twice, practice a second choice, and build confidence one small success at a time.

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1

Name Your Inside Weather

Feelings can be like weather. They can be sunny, cloudy, stormy, foggy, or mixed together.

Choose a feeling to receive a curiosity question.

2

Balloon Breathing

Pretend your belly is a balloon. You are not trying to make a feeling disappear. You are giving your body time to settle.

  1. Breathe in gently while counting to four.
  2. Let your belly balloon outward.
  3. Breathe out slowly while counting to six.
  4. Repeat four times.
Try saying: “I can make room for this feeling while I decide what to do.”
3

Become a Thought Detective

A feeling often follows a thought. Curiosity helps you investigate the thought before treating it as a fact.

AWhat happened?
BWhat did I tell myself?
CWhat did I feel or do next?
Detective question: “Is there another possible way to understand what happened?”
4

Choose One Tiny Courage Step

Courage does not mean having no fear. It means choosing one useful action even when part of you feels nervous.

  • Ask one question.
  • Tell someone how you feel.
  • Try again for two minutes.
  • Take a break and return later.
  • Ask a trusted grown-up to stay nearby.
Small steps count. Practice counts. Imperfection is allowed.
5

Draw the Feeling Creature

Give your feeling a shape. Draw its face, color, size, and texture. Then give the creature a speech bubble.

  • What is the creature trying to tell you?
  • What does it think might happen?
  • What would help it feel understood?
You are the artist. The feeling is part of the picture, but it does not have to fill the whole page.
6

Build a Calm Kit

Ask a grown-up to help you collect a few safe things that remind your body to pause.

  • Paper and crayons
  • A favorite small object
  • A card with a helpful sentence
  • A soft item to hold
  • A list of people you can ask for help
A helpful sentence: “This is hard, and I can take the next small step.”

Strong kids ask for help.

You never have to manage a scary, unsafe, or overwhelming problem by yourself. Tell a trusted grown-up when you feel unsafe, when someone is hurting you, or when your feelings feel too big to manage alone.

At home
A parent, guardian, or another trusted adult
At school
A teacher, counselor, coach, or school nurse
Right now
If there is immediate danger, get an adult and call 911
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