sadness from feeling like you're alone or that you don't belong

Feeling down and lonely

RSHE (PSHE)

Our emotions toolkit: self-esteem

Managing my emotions

Living happy lives

This unit explores how it feels to experience emotions such as jealousy, joy and fury. Pupils learn how to name and manage these emotions. Pupils develop self-esteem, understand feelings of loneliness and learn strategies for living happy, emotionally healthy lives.

Emotions: How can we add to our emotions toolkit?

feelings we have inside, like happiness, sadness or anger

What things might make someone feel down?

What could we do to help us feel better if we feel down?

because they might feel like they don’t have anyone to talk to

because they might feel left out or like they don’t belong

because they might feel included and welcomed

because they might feel like they have too many friends to play with

Why might someone who is lonely feel down?

We might not feel {{}} all the time and that is ok.

How can we understand how good we feel in ourselves?

Our self-esteem will always stay the same throughout our lives.

Self-esteem is built by positive thoughts and celebrating our successes.

Self-esteem is built by negative thoughts and failure.

"I'm rubbish at everything new I try to do!"

"I am kind and considerate and try my hardest."

"My teacher says I’m great at trying new things."

What things could we say to ourselves to boost our self-esteem?

surround ourselves with people who support and help us

If we are struggling with our confidence or self-esteem, we should ...

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Match the word to the definition.