CALM AND CONNECTED - EPISODE 170

When you label your feelings, it can help you regulate your emotions better. How do you explore feelings with your child in a fun way? One of the ways to explore this with your child is via reading a story. So why not head to your local library and check out one of the following feeling focused books:

The Color Monster
Big Feelings
Lizzy’s Ups and Downs

Other strategies which are discussed include:

Make your own book with your own child together; using the framework, “A time I was sad, a time I was happy, a time I was mad, etc.”
Draw together and make pictures using just 1 color at a weekend, on vacation or in a small group
How to pull all the strategies together in one activity: Read The Color Monster, Make Your Own Book, Focus on One Color