When you are feeling hurt

8 Apr

We are reading Matilda. And early on, we’ve read how Matilda’s parents are often very unkind to her, including her headmistress The Trunchbull.

It is never okay to be mean to someone. As a group, we discussed how people can be mean sometimes and why they might act in such a way. Of course, understanding why someone hurt us may not solve all our problems, but this is an important conversation to have to stay attuned to our own feelings and emotion which in result helps to self-regulate.

In the book, whenever Matilda’s father has been unkind to Matilda, Matilda rebels by playing pranks on her family. Although it is normal for children (and adults) to prank as a light jest, it is important to guide our children to teach self-regulation if they have had a bad experience and support their self-regulation practice. So what can we do when we feel hurt?

Quick ways to take a break

Here are few things we can try next time when you are feeling hurt. Remember we can also reach out to a friend or an adult if you are having big feelings.