Minds in Bloom skill library (all the skills we've covered so far)

Use this to locate specific clinical skills for dealing with an issue or strengthening an area for you and your kiddo.

Happy New Year! We are taking this week off and will be back next week with a new book recommendation.

In the meantime, we are sharing a library of the different mental health skills we’ve covered over the past few months in our “Pick of the Week” series. We’ve categorized these skills by the issue or topic they are most helpful for, like anxiety, depression, anger, and behavioral issues. We hope you will use this post to locate useful skills when you’re dealing with issues or when you want to strengthen a specific area for you and your kiddo.

We’ve noted which of these are parent skills, which are things primarily for the parent to do, like special time. The other skills all include parent coaching and parent engagement, but are ultimately things we’re trying to help our kids learn to do on their own.

Remember, the project of growing up takes time, so we wouldn’t expect a kiddo to learn these skills in a day, week, or year. Some of these skills might even become the foundations of lifelong skills that they will continue to practice into their adulthood!

General mental health skills

• Naming emotions

• Flexible thinking

• Self-compassion

Anger

• Managing anger

• Co-regulation (parent skill)

Anxiety

• Observing worry

Depression

• Observing sadness

Behavioral problems

• Specific praise (parent skill)

• Special time (parent skill)

• Self-regulation

Skills for positive emotions

• Savoring happiness

• Gratitude

If you have specific clinical topics or issues you’re struggling with (i.e., tantrums, not listening, or separation anxiety) or a clinical skill you’d like us to cover (i.e., mindfulness), please tell us! We’d love to tailor our posts to your needs and interests.

Thanks for following along with us! We’re so grateful to have you in the Minds in Bloom community.