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Emotional Needs

This week we looked at a different set of needs – our emotional needs.

I explained that we have two different sorts of emotional needs:

The needs we have to feel good around people:

EMOTIONAL NEEDS CHECK: PEOPLE AROUND ME

Do I feel liked and supported by Do I feel liked and supported by Do I feel good as the person I am? Do I feel I count and matter? Do I Do I feel listened to/understood? Do I feel a sense of belonging

the adults / those in charge? the children around me? Can I be my real self here? feel as important as others? Do I feel my views count? here?

If not, what stops me from feeling Where and when do I get a strong
If not, what would need to happen If not, what would help me to feel

If not, what would need to happen ok about myself? What would I feeling of belonging? What am I

for me to feel liked and supported If not, what would help me feel as listened to and understood?
for me to feel supported, want to be different? Is that to doing? Who am I with? When

and to build good connections if I count more? What could others What could I negotiate or
respected and safe in their please others and feel I belong or does it not feel so strong? What

with adults? around me do which would help? positively challenge so it is better

company? What help do I need? because I would feel better about would help improve it at those
What are the first steps? for me?

myself? times?

The needs we have to feel good when we are doing things and going places:

EMOTIONAL NEEDS CHECK: WORLD AROUND ME NEEDS

Do I feel a sense of control

Can I keep going when I get Do I feel good about my strengths Do I feel sure about what is Do I feel sure about what will

Do I feel capable? over things happening in my

stuck? and ok about any difficulties? expected of me? be happening?

life?

If not, what could help me? Could Do I feel I can manage when I get Am I making the most of my If not, what could I say or do to If not, who could I ask? Could I ask What am I unsure of? What do I

I ask for more support? Some stuck? Could I try working with strengths each day? What could I feel more in control? What do I for examples of what I should be want to know? How could I find

extra teaching? A piece of someone to create a checklist of do to use them more? Have I got want to happen? What could I ask aiming for or shadow someone out? Could anything help in the

equipment to help? things to help when I get stuck? things to help me with difficulties? for and who could I ask? who is good at this? future? A diary? Calendar?