Being patient means enduring delays or difficulties without complaining or losing your temper. It involves staying calm and composed when things don't go as planned, and understanding that some situations require time to resolve. A study noted that impatience may negatively affect sleep and health.
The All About Patience handout teaches clients to accept and tolerate delays and difficulties by explaining the benefits of doing so. It offers practical tips for improving this important skill, such as keeping a journal and learning their triggers. The resource also includes engaging activities for practicing patience to make the learning process enjoyable.
Developing patience helps kids and teens improve their ability to handle adversity and maintain self-control. After using the handout, you can encourage them to set specific, achievable goals related to patience. Don’t forget to celebrate small successes to keep them motivated!
Our Patience Worksheets are a nice supplement to the lessons taught in this handout.
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References:
- Angerer, S., Bolvashenkova, J., Glätzle-Rützle, D., Lergetporer, P., & Sutter, M. (2021). Children’s patience and school-track choices several years later: Linking experimental and field data. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3851429
- Barragan-Jason, G., Atance, C., Kopp, L., & Hopfensitz, A. (2018). Two facets of patience in young children: Waiting with and without an explicit reward. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 171, 14-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2018.01.018
- Spence, J. T., Helmreich, R. L., & Pred, R. S. (1987, January 1). Impatience versus achievement strivings in the Type A pattern: Differential effects on students’ health and academic achievement. NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS). https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19870017967
