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Good morning families. This is
Principal Lockhart here,

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and I'm here with our amazing
social worker Bianca Alero.

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Good morning. As you know,

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Bianca and Glaro facilitate our
parent circles every month.

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So as we move into November, Ms.

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Anglero and I wanted to share a
specific strategy with all of

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you that you can practice with
yourselves and your children.

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This strategy is called the meta
moment.

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So at our school, as we all
know, we utilize the mood meter.

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The mood meter helps us to plot
where we are in terms of our

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emotions.

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So emotions such as in the red
and yellow have high energy,

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but the yellow has high energy
and high positivity.

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The um uh the blue quadrant down
here on the lower left has

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lower energy,

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while the green also has lower
energy but high pleasantness.

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So in an ideal situation,

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we want to find ways to keep our
emotions. Move them.

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If we're feeling in this red or
blue quadrant,

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move them over into the yellow
or the green. However,

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knowing that it is OK to accept
where you are at that moment.

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So for example, if you are
feeling in the red.

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One strategy that you can take
is try going for a walk,

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try exercising, or taking a few
slow,

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deep breaths to clear your head
and calm your body.

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You can also use self-talk and
tell yourself this is a part of

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my day, but it does not define
my day.

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And what's amazing is that the
strategy of a meta moment only

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takes a few seconds to really
apply.

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So, the meta moment is a tool
for when you find yourself in

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situations where you really want
to take a minute before

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reacting. The first step is you
identify yourself.

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You say, I know I am feeling
annoyed at this point.

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I know I am feeling anxious at
this point.

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I know I'm feeling angry. The
first step is recognition.

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The second step is taking a
pause.

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And in that pause, the breath is
important.

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So taking a deep breath.

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And repeating it a couple of
times,

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really helps to rewire your
brain to a more positive emotion.

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The 3 is seeing your best self.

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If I'm feeling angry, what would
be the best resolution?

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Is it a conversation that goes
well that I can have with a

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person?

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Is it that I'm focusing on on
what I value most during that day?

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How do I see myself when I am my
best self?

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A very,

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this is a very wonderful
activity that you can also practice and

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we are going to go over in our
parents' circles.

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Lastly, you strategize, you act.

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So at this point, after engaging
in the meta moment,

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you realize that you are, you
have the ability,

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we all have the ability to take
our emotions from being in.

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In the quadrant of the red or
even the blue over to one of more

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contentment, serenity and cheer.
So thank you for,

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for listening to our ruler meta
moment and we look forward to

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seeing all of you at our virtual
parent teacher conferences this

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Thursday. Thank you.