Worksheet Resources: Parents
Goal: Support your child in recognising emotional triggers—situations or experiences that spark strong feelings—and begin understanding their emotional responses.
Materials Needed:
Printable Trigger Tracker worksheet
Pencil or pen
Optional: Emotion Wheel or Word List (included at the bottom of the worksheet)
Instructions:
Sit down together with the worksheet and emotion list. This is a shared reflection activity.
Read aloud some common emotional triggers. Examples could include:
Someone teased me
I had too much homework
I got left out
A teacher raised their voice
I was running late
Loud noises or busy spaces
Have your child circle or highlight the triggers they’ve recently experienced.
For each selected trigger, they will:
Draw or write the emotion they felt (e.g., angry, anxious, embarrassed)
Add a reaction (what they did) and what they wish they did instead
At the bottom, they can choose 1 trigger and create a “Calm Plan”—a go-to strategy for the next time this trigger happens.
Discussion Prompts (for Parents):
“When this happened, how did your body feel?”
“What would you like someone to say or do when you feel this way?”
“Can you think of a better way to handle this next time?”
“Is this a trigger that happens often, or just sometimes?”
