{"id":2849,"date":"2015-07-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stonebridge-blog.positive-dedicated.net2\/news\/care-for-yourself-whilst-you-care-for-children-2"},"modified":"2020-11-26T12:59:56","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T12:59:56","slug":"managing-emotions-care-for-yourself-whilst-you-care-for-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/teaching-assistant\/managing-emotions-care-for-yourself-whilst-you-care-for-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Care for Yourself Whilst you Care for Children"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hiding negative emotions can be very damaging towards your health and you can risk having all sorts of health problems.<\/h2>\n

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Burying your emotions will affect your health<\/h2>\n

Don’t let them in, don’t let them see<\/span>
be the good girl you always had to be.<\/span>
Conceal, don’t feel, don’t let them know.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Know these song lyrics off by heart?<\/h2>\n

These famous words from the well-known song \u201cLet it Go<\/a>\u201d sum up how many teachers and teaching assistants<\/a> go about their difficult work inside the classrooms where they support pupils learning.<\/p>\n

Dr Jamie Taxer a psychology of learning academic has conducted research into this subject and concludes that teachers who hide their negative emotions risk ill health and becoming emotionally drained.<\/p>\n

Helplessness<\/strong> – something many teachers experience when thinking about the conditions of some pupils lives outside of school. Submerging this feeling can and does lead to poor mental health.<\/p>\n

Boredom<\/strong> – if this feeling is hidden then the teaching staff can soon become exhausted and unhappy in the job.<\/p>\n

Anger<\/strong> – when concealed can lead to poor physical health and emotional exhaustion.<\/p>\n

General <\/strong>– any emotion that is being \u201chidden\u201d can be related to poor physical health.<\/p>\n

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Let it go, let it go.
\nCan’t hold it back anymore.
\nLet it go, Let it go.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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‘Let it go’ is good counsel but you cannot start screaming at students or start sobbing in a corner so how can you deal with those emotions that surface during class time?<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Here’s some advice for managing emotions<\/h2>\n
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  1. Express your anger quietly and indirectly \u201cThis behaviour angers me!\u201d<\/li>\n
  2. Create a warm caring environment where pupils will not want you to be angry<\/li>\n
  3. Take a step back and identify the source of your anger, it may be nothing to do with the pupils<\/li>\n
  4. Regularly get together with other teachers and their assistants to talk through the issues<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    This blog was based on an article in TES. <\/em><\/p>\n

    Whatever happens find someone that you can express your feelings to, your very health may depend on it!<\/p>\n

    What emotions do you struggle with when caring for children and how do you deal with them? Please let us know below…<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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