Wellbeing for LA Learning Center

Feeling Thermometer

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Printable Tool

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UCLA Child & Youth Behavioral Health Center of Excellence

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Behavioral Health Family Engagement School Mental Health

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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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Feeling Thermometer

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Added on 8/11/2020 · Last updated on 8/11/2020