Self-Respect and Emotional Skills

Students are guided to identify and name emotions in order to regulate their responses to different situations, as well as understand why others react as they do. Positive experiences form the basis of healthy self-esteem. Constructive feedback should be given in a way that empowers students to develop the skills they already possess and to offer opportunities to develop new competences. It is important to focus on both positive and negative emotional experiences. Extreme emotions should also be processed together in order to think about how these can be best expressed. Additionally, students should be encouraged to regulate their long-term affective states and activity levels.