Free Teacher Notes - Emotional Maturity and Managing Emotions

A one page briefing document on the ‘Emotional Maturity and Managing Emotions’ worksheet - also available from lifeskillsforteenagers.

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Why it’s important to teenagers:
Becoming emotionally mature is a long process, evolving over the course of our lives but it starts in earnest during our teenage years.
It is important because without it we would be unable to regulate, control and express our feelings in a desirable way. But first we need to understand our emotions and become mindful of our subtle feelings, so we don’t become overwhelmed and irritated in trying times.
Emotionally mature people can analyse situations rationally, not making decisions in haste and are better able to tolerate stress and withstand anxiety which occurs in our daily lives.

Help to explain the activity to the class to support them to become more emotionally mature and the impact it has.

The seed you’re planting in this lesson is that emotional maturity takes a long time to fully form and managing emotions is within our control. Growing up with feelings in our stride enables us to become adults who are calm and composed and know how to regulate emotion, so it doesn’t overpower us in any way.