Managing Meltdowns
Drawn from: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Primary-aged students often feel emotions before they have the words or strategies to manage them.
This workshop teaches students what to do when they feel overwhelmed — helping them recognise early warning signs and build emotional control skills before big feelings take over.
📌 Why it works: DBT’s emotion regulation strategies are simplified here for younger students, helping them manage big feelings with confidence and giving teachers a shared language for co-regulation in the classroom.
Students will learn to:
✔️ Identify physical signs of emotional escalation
✔️ Use grounding and breathing techniques to calm down
✔️ Apply body scanning to increase self-awareness