Positive Self-Talk
Personal & Social Development · Self-Regulation & Resilience · procedural
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'
What mastery looks like
- Give an example of an unhelpful thought and rephrase it as a helpful one
- Use positive self-talk aloud or in writing when facing a challenge
- Explain how the words we say to ourselves affect how we feel and perform
Check your understanding
When Positive Self-Talk 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'?
Prerequisites
Required first
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