Feeling Thermometer

Type:
  Printable Tool
Presented by:
DMH + UCLA Prevention Center of Excellence
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Overview

The Feeling Thermometer is an emotion regulation tool, designed to support a shared language to communicate levels of comfortability. The Feeling Thermometer uses colors and numbers ranging from comfortable feelings to uncomfortable feelings. Use this Feeling Thermometer as a quick and easy way to check in with one another.

  Keywords: adolescent, child, emotion regulation, family, FOCUS
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