Check in on your *internal* weather...

Ask your kids what the weather report on their emotions would look like. Sunny, cloudy, rainy, or breezy? Calm skies, or a tornado warning?

A powerful part of this weather check-in is helping children understand that they can notice how they are feeling in the moment without overly identifying with their emotions. Whether it’s rain, sun, or clouds, weather simply passes through. We can’t change the weather outside, and, in this very moment, we can’t magically transform how we are feeling into something else either.

What we can do, however, is choose how we respond to current conditions. If it’s raining, we can grab an umbrella or change our plans. If our internal weather is stormy, we can do something that we know might make us feel better, or ask for help. Sometimes, the simple act of sharing how we feel, in the moment, is all the support we need. #mindfulschools