Coping Choices Display Board

Coping Techniques Visual Resource

Give children practical tools they can turn to when emotions feel big with this engaging Coping Techniques Visual Resource.

When children are feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, worried, or upset, it can be difficult for them to remember the strategies available to help them feel calm again. This visual resource provides simple, accessible reminders of healthy coping techniques, empowering children to build confidence in managing their emotions.

Designed to support emotional regulation and independence, this resource helps children learn, remember, and apply calming strategies when they need them most. Whether displayed in a calm corner, classroom, bedroom, or therapy space, it serves as a gentle visual prompt that children can return to again and again.

Why Visual Supports Work

Builds Understanding
Children, especially younger children, often find visual information easier to process than verbal instructions. Having coping strategies displayed visually helps simplify concepts and makes them easier to understand and follow.

Supports Memory and Recall
Visual reminders help children remember the calming strategies they have learned, increasing the likelihood that they will use them during moments of stress or emotional overwhelm.

Encourages Independence
With coping techniques readily available, children can access support independently and begin identifying strategies that work best for them. This helps build confidence, self-awareness, and emotional regulation skills over time.

Why Families and Educators Love It

• Encourages healthy coping skills and emotional regulation

• Supports independence and self-awareness

• Provides visual reminders of calming strategies

• Helps children navigate big feelings with confidence

• Creates opportunities for meaningful discussions about emotions

• Ideal for home, classroom, and therapy settings

Perfect For

• Calm corners and wellbeing spaces

• Classrooms and early learning environments

• Therapy and counselling settings

• Bedrooms, playrooms, and family homes

A practical and empowering resource that helps children build emotional resilience, develop self-regulation skills, and feel supported as they learn to navigate life's big feelings.