Stomp your ANTs
In this activity, you will practice stomping your ANTs! First, select the type of ANT. Then give an example of how that ANT bugs you. Finally, STOMP it with an alternative way of thinking! Here are some examples:
| ANT | Example | Stomp |
|---|---|---|
| All or Nothing Thinking | There’s nothing to do. | There are probably lots of things to do if I think about it. |
| Always Thinking | No one ever plays with me. | That’s silly. I have played with lots of kids. |
| Mind Reading | The teacher doesn’t like me. | I need to look at my part of the problem. |
| Fortune Telling | The whole class will laugh at me. | I don’t know that. Maybe they will like my speech. |
| Labeling | I am stupid. | Sometimes I make mistakes but I am not stupid. |
| Focusing on the Negative | My whole party was ruined by his teasing. | My party was fun except for the few minutes he was teasing. |
| Magnifying and Minimizing | I got a terrible report card. | I may have gotten one ‘C’ but my other grades were good. |
| Blame | It’s the teacher’s fault. | |
| Guilt Beatings | It is all my fault and I’m a horrible person. | It was just an accident and I can do things to make it better. |
| Submitted by | Example provided by: | What was the ANT? | Example | Stomp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martha Adult Primary | Dora Youth | All or nothing thinking | I will never be able to finish all this work | If I just take my time and do it right everything will go by fine |
| Martha Adult Primary | Dora Youth | Blame | My teacher said I was in trouble when I didn’t even do anything wrong | My teacher may of thought I did something wrong but I can show him I didn’t and be chill in class |
| Martha Adult Primary | Alisa Youth | Guilt beatings | I lost my temper again. | I’ll try again tomorrow! |
| Martha Adult Primary | Dottie Adult | Always thinking | No one appreciates what I do. | They do! They might not verbalize it, but they do appreciate me. |
| Martha Adult Primary | Martha Adult Primary | Focusing on the negative | Oh no! It’s raining, now we can't go to the beach | Wait rain+beach sounds like a great combo! |
| Martha Adult Primary | Alisa Youth | Mind reading | My mom is really mad at me today | Maybe she is not mad, maybe she is just having a bad day. I can ask her if there is something I can help her with. |
| Submitted by | Example provided by: | What was the ANT? | Example | Stomp |