[*]make sure you find at least one thing to celebrate about your day with your crew ... During afternoon snack time i play the 'best and worst' part of the day with my crew ... We all share one thing we wish would could have done better or different in our day our 'goal for tomorrow' so to speak (worst part of our day) and than we all share the best thing that happened for us that day something we loved, were proud of and so forth ... Helps to reflect that we have control over those 'worst' things by setting goals for tomorrow and it is a way to end the day on the positive note with our reminder that it was not all bad! Somedays instead of doing our own reflections i change it up a bit and get them to give feedback to peers - name one thing x could have done better today and one thing they did really awesome to help children learn to think of others and support others![/list]
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I actually learned about this as part of my pain management resiliency and depression counseling so cannot take credit for it - I have also heard it called 'high and low' for the day and a few other things .... but I figured if it is good for ME to do it to reduce stress and depression it cannot hurt to have kids doing it too might as well get in that habit early and help them have strong mental health from the get go!
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