A young student shows how she takes responsibility for monitoring her health.
As a person with Type 1 diabetes, the student understands the importance of testing her blood glucose level regularly and before certain activities. Without prompting, she retrieves her blood glucose meter and tests her level prior to PE class.
I can recognize my strengths and use strategies to focus, manage stress, and accomplish my goals.
I can be focused and determined. I can set realistic goals, use strategies to accomplish them, and persevere with challenging tasks. I can tell when I am becoming angry, upset, or frustrated, and I have strategies to calm myself. I can make choices that benefit my well-being and keep me safe in my community, including my online interactions. I advocate for myself and my ideas; I accept myself.