EQ Kids Workbook The Links between Thinking, Feeling, and Behaving                              6 - 8

  "I am not my thoughts. I am not my feelings. It's what I do that proves who I really am."

  Fill in the blanks to show the links between the character's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

  Ralph was going camping with his family. Every summer his parents took Ralph and his brother to the same lake to go fishing, hiking, and boating. When Ralph got into the car to leave for the lake, he was smiling, joking, and laughing with his brother.

  What was Ralph's behavior?, smiling, joking, and laughing

What were Ralph's feelings?_________________________

What were Ralph's thoughts?_________________________

  When they arrived at the lake, they moved into their cabin. Then Ralph, his brother, and his dad walked to the boat dock to fish for awhile. While Ralph was putting some bait on a fishing hook, he accidentally pierced his thumb with the hook. The hook got stuck in his thumb. Ralph felt scared and began to panic. He had heard that fish hooks are very hard to get out. Pacing back and forth, he started to cry.

  What were Ralph's feelings?________________________________

How was Ralph behaving?___________________________________

What were Ralph's thoughts?___________________________________

Ralph's dad put his arm around Ralph and said, "Calm down, Ralph. I have gotten stuck with more than one fishing hook. We'll get it out. There is a doctor's office about 10 minutes away in town. I bet you they've gotten a thousand fishing hooks out of a thousand thumbs." Ralph could not help but start to laugh. He walked with his dad and brother back to the cabin to get their car.

What were Ralph's feelings?_____________________________________

How was Ralph behaving?______________________________________

What were Ralph's thoughts?________________________________________

 The doctor was able to get the hook out of Ralph's thumb. It did not hurt as much as Ralph thought. He walked out of the doctor's office with a big bandage on his thumb. 'As they got into the car, Ralph's dad said to him, "Well, Ralph, how about a little more fishing?" Ralph looked as though his father had suggested eating a bowl of sand for dinner. He did not even answer his dad.

  What were Ralph's feelings?____________________________________

 How was Ralph behaving?____________________________________

 What were Ralph's thoughts?________________________