Disappointment is a part of life. Things do not always turn out the way we expect or would like. Feeling disappointed can be a learning opportunity. Learning skills to deal with disappointment is an important part of life.

Building the skills of resiliency can help deal with the trials of life and disappointment.

Other ways to help children/youth deal with disappointment:

• Understand the feeling and recognize it is valid
• Looking at the situation and understanding what is in one’s control
• Look at our expectations and checking that they are reasonable
• Feeling the feelings
• Reassessing goals and needs
• Looking at the big pictures
• Talking to a loved one
• Express the feelings (art, movement, journaling, music, talking, etc)
• The disappointment is not you