--- title: "Coping with Life Changes" description: "Recognise changes such as starting school, getting a new teacher, a new baby arriving or moving house. Name feelings about a change and ways to cope, including familiar routines and support from a tru" canonical: https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/coping-with-life-changes-mt_aS-Gdh-MHx source: https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/coping-with-life-changes-mt_aS-Gdh-MHx.md retrieved: 2026-11-12 --- > **Agent view.** This is the Markdown twin of the page, for tools and assistants. > When to use this site, and the call that answers each job: https://lightmysky.com/agent-instructions.md > API description (OpenAPI 3.1): https://lightmysky.com/openapi.json · Authentication: https://lightmysky.com/auth.md > Pricing: https://lightmysky.com/pricing.md · Catalog: https://lightmysky.com/llms.txt · Full catalog: https://lightmysky.com/llms-full.txt > Every machine-readable file on this domain: https://lightmysky.com/.well-known/ai-catalog.json > Ask for Markdown with `Accept: text/markdown`, a `.md` address, or `?mode=agent`. # Coping with Life Changes Recognise changes such as starting school, getting a new teacher, a new baby arriving or moving house. Name feelings about a change and ways to cope, including familiar routines and support from a trusted grown-up. Subject: Personal & Social Development · Area: Self-Regulation & Resilience · Ages 5 to 7 Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/coping-with-life-changes-mt_aS-Gdh-MHx ## Ready when they can - Name at least two changes they have experienced and how they felt - Identify a person they can talk to when a change feels hard - Describe one strategy that helps them cope with change, such as keeping a familiar routine ## Lesson: When Things Change A change means something becomes different. You might start school, get a new teacher or move house. Changes are part of life. You might feel excited, sad, worried or more than one feeling at the same time. People can feel different ways about the same change. **Example.** Mia got a new baby brother. She felt happy, but also a little sad. She missed having her mom all to herself. Both feelings are okay to have. *(drawing: This child knows what comes next: bath, story, song, then bed.)* A routine is a set of things you usually do in a familiar order. Keeping part of a routine can help you know what comes next during a change. You can choose a different story and still have story time before bed. Talk to a grown-up you trust to listen and help. Say how you feel. Ask about something you want to understand. The grown-up may explain what will happen or help you make a plan. They may not be able to undo the change. *(drawing: You and your grown-up can choose a small step together.)* You can keep a familiar routine and ask a trusted grown-up for help. Together, choose one small step, such as looking around a new classroom. Talking may not make a worry go away at once. Tell your grown-up if you still need help. If someone does not listen or help, ask another trusted grown-up. **Recap.** Changes can bring different feelings. A familiar routine, a trusted grown-up and one small step can help you cope. *Original lesson, questions and flashcards written for this dataset.* ## Practice 8 questions on this page, each with its working shown. ## Optional connections - [Words for Big Feelings](https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/words-for-big-feelings-mt_SeNxOZTHCN) ## Opens up - [Resilience and Bouncing Back](https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/resilience-and-bouncing-back-mt_Amw5ikSSQI)