Emotion Regulation

Lesson 8 of 9

Build mastery: just-hard-enough goal

About 5 min

The goal

Pick a small challenge that builds confidence.

Do it step by step

  1. 1

    Choose a skill you'd like to get better at.

  2. 2

    Break off one step that's a little challenging but doable today.

  3. 3

    Do it, then note how it felt.

  4. 4

    Plan tomorrow's step slightly harder.

For parents

Praise effort and progress, not just results. Keep steps small enough to avoid shutdown.

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