As part of a whole-school approach, staff in Ysgol Calon Cymru and other schools (primary and secondary) have been trained in using Emotion Coaching as an aid to behaviour.  Our next steps are to train the pupils to Emotion Coach, and also offer training to parents and carers.

Fel rhan o ddull ysgol gyfan, mae staff yn Ysgol Calon Cymru ac ysgolion eraill (cynradd ac uwchradd) wedi bod yn hyfforddi mewn defnyddio Hyfforddiant Emosiwn fel cymorth i ymddygiad. Ein camau nesaf yw hyfforddi’r disgyblion i Hyfforddi Emosiwn, a chynnig hyfforddiant hefyd i rieni a gofalwyr.

What is Emotion Coaching?

Emotion Coaching was first founded by US Psychologist Dr John Gottman in 1997.  He identified that children who were parented through this strategy were able to:

  • Control their impulses and delay gratification

  • Self-soothe when upset

  • Have better attentional capacity and increased motivation

  • Perform better academically and were better able to function in social relationships

  • Have fewer behavioural problems

  • Have fewer infectious illnesses

  • Be more emotionally stable

  • Be more resilient

Dr Janet Rose and Dr Louise Gilbert identified that supporting the development of such traits would be a useful addition to the school environment.  They took Gottman’s five steps of Emotion Coaching and developed a school-friendly programme that uses four core steps to help emotional resilience, empathy and problem solving skills within children and young people. Emotion Coaching is now used by education professionals, health and social care workers, educational psychologists and GPs around the UK.

Beth yw Hyfforddiant Emosiwn?

Y cyntaf i sefydlu Hyfforddiant Emosiwn oedd y Seicolegydd Dr John Gottman o UDA yn 1997. Canfu bod plant a gafodd eu magu drwy’r strategaeth hon yn medru:

  • Rheoli eu cymhellion ac oedi boddhad

  • Hunan-leddfu mewn gofid

  • Gallu sylwol ganddynt a mwy o gymhelliant

  • Perfformio’n well yn academaidd ac yn medru gweithredu’n well mewn perthnasoedd cymdeithasol

  • Llai o broblemau ymddygiad ganddynt

  • Llai o afiechydon heintus ganddynt

  • Yn fwy sefydlog yn emosiynol

  • Yn fwy gwydn

    Canfu Dr Janet Rose a Dr Louise Gilbert y byddai cefnogi datblygiad nodweddion o’r fath yn ychwanegiad defnyddiol i amgylchedd yr ysgol. Cymeron nhw bum cam Gottman o Hyfforddiant Emosiwn a datblygu rhaglen ysgol gyfeillgar sy’n defnyddio pedwar cam craidd i helpu sgiliau gwytnwch emosiynol, empathi a datrys problemau mewn plant a phobl ifanc. Erbyn hyn, defnyddir Hyfforddiant Emosiwn gan weithwyr proffesiynol addysg, gweithwyr iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol, seicolegwyr addysg a Meddygon Teulu ledled y DU.

Why Do We Need Emotion Coaching?

We see behaviours in children and young people, but how often do we stop to think what the underlying causes of the behaviour could be?

Emotion coaching involves:

  • Teaching children about the world of emotion ‘in the moment’.

  • Giving children strategies to deal with ups and downs

  • Accepting difficult emotions as normal

  • Using moments of difficult behaviour as opportunities for teaching

  • Building trusting and respectful relationships with children

Pam Fod Angen Hyfforddiant Emosiwn Arnom?

Rydym yn gweld ymddygiadau mewn plant a phobl ifanc, ond pa mor aml fyddwn ni’n aros i feddwl beth allai achosi gwaelodol yr ymddygiad fod?

Mae Hyfforddiant Emosiwn yn ymwneud ag:

  • Addysgu plant am emosiwn ‘yn yr eiliad’.

  • Rhoi strategaethau i blant fedru ymdopi â bod lan a lawr

  • Derbyn emosiynau anodd fel rhai normal

  • Defnyddio eiliadau o ymddygiad anodd fel cyfleoedd i addysgu

  • Adeiladu perthnasoedd ymddiriedus a pharchus gyda phlant

How to Emotion Coach

As teachers, parents, carers, we firstly need to look at our own feelings – self-regulation before co-regulation.  We need to self-regulate before trying to deal with the child’s feelings – “put on the oxygen mask first before putting it on the pupil”

Four steps of Emotion Coaching:

  1. Recognising the child’s feelings and empathising with them

  2. Labelling the feelings and validating them

  3. Setting limits on behaviour (if needed)

  4. Problem-solve with the child

Sut i Hyfforddi Emosiwn

Fel athrawon, rhieni, gofalwyr, rhaid i ni gyntaf oll edrych ar ein teimladau ein hunain – hunanddisgyblaeth cyn cyd-ddisgyblaeth. Rhaid i ni hunanddisgyblu cyn ceisio ymdrin â theimladau plentyn – “gwisgwch chi fwgwd ocsigen cyn ei roi ar y disgybl”

Pedwar Cam Hyfforddiant Emosiwn:

  1. Adnabod teimladau’r plentyn ac empatheiddio gyda hwy

  2. Labelu’r teimladau a’u dilysu

  3. Gosod ffiniau ar ymddygiad (os oes angen)

  4. Datrys Problem gyda’r plentyn