Making Positive Choices and Staying Strong

Making Choices Anger Management- How to stay in control Alcohol/ Drugs- How to say no/ How to drink safe

Holding onto anger is like picking up a hot coal to throw at someone You are the one that gets burned Flight or Fight Response- is it needed today

Anger Management What Happens to our body when we get angry? Heart beat faster, sweating, body ready to move, body stops digesting food and blood sent to arms and lets ready for action, have more angry thoughts Think of a time when you were very angry- write or draw what made you angry How did you feel inside What did you do/ What Happened

Getting Wound Up Build Up OUTBURST Calm Down Back to Normal

Anger Management Assessment I have been angry for a long timeYes or No I Get angry more than othersYes or No I hurt people when I get angryYes or No I stay angry for a long timeYes or No I hurt myself when I get angryYes or No I get in trouble with school or police because of my anger Yes or No Being angry stops me from doing things fun or important Yes or No I would be happier if I could control my anger Yes or No

Anger Management What made you angry? How did you feel? What did you do/ What Happened? What could you have done different?

How can we stay in control? When you start to feel yourself become angry: Try to change your thoughts ( is it THAT bad ) Try to think of consequences ( What will happen ) Take a few deep breaths Walk away Talk about it later Think about the other people involved

On your Worksheet- write down what else you could have done? Role Play Activity Would this have been a better way?

Alcohol and Drugs- Be your own boss Alcohol is a drug A drug is something that changes the way our body and mind works

No More than 2 Standard Drinks a day

This is when you drink a lot of alcohol in one night Leads to: fighting, accidents, health problems, alcohol poisoning, trouble with Police, family problems, even deaths Complete Sheet Worksheet 1

Effects of Alcohol on the body Brain damage, fits, dementia, loss of memory Enlarged heart Problems with diabetes control Liver Cirrhosis Sexual impotence(in men),infertility in women Risk of STI and HIV/AIDS Unplanned Pregnancy- Foetal Alcohol Syndrome

Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a term used to describe a range of disabilities and developmental problems that may arise from mothers drinking while they are pregnant.

It is now known that excess alcohol consumption in pregnancy can cause abnormalities in your baby. Some of the abnormalities associated with this syndrome are damage of the : Brain Spine and nerves Facial abnormalities and Abnormally low growth.

THIS IS A NORMAL BABIES BRAIN THIS IS A BABIES BRAIN AFFECTED BY ALCOHOL WHILE HIS MOTHER WAS PREGNANT

What do our friends say? What can we say to be strong ? No I have got to go to school or work My family does not want me to drink I have seen people become sick from drinking and I don’t want that to happen to me Anything else

If I do drink- How can I make it safer? Have a big feed before you drink Drink lots of water or soft drink before and after Have one alcoholic drink, then soft drink or water Do other things like dancing, listening to music Have someone look after the children and the old people Don’t binge drink- stay in control- have no more than 2 standard drinks a day and never more than 4

Alcohol Questionnaire Do you drink alcohol?Yes or No If yes- how many days a week? If yes-how many drinks do you have? How old were you when you had your first drink? Do you think it’s cool to drink alcohol?Yes or No Have you been hurt by alcohol? Yes or No Do you see other’s getting hurt from alcohol? Yes or No Do you know people that drink too much alcohol? Yes or No Do you think alcohol is bad for your health? Yes or No What can you do to make people cut down or stop drinking?