How Big is Your Feeling?
A scale to figure out how big your child’s feelings are.
When your child has any big feeling, one of the first questions you can try to figure out is how big your child’s feeling is. Your child’s answer will help you respond appropriately. You might gesture with your hands and ask, “How big is your fear? Is it this big or THIS BIG?” Knowing if a fear is very big or small will help you figure out what might help. The printable below offers coping strategies for fears of all sizes.
Using Your Words
A coloring page helping children explore words for big feelings.
Toddler Tips: Meltdowns
Strategies for during and after a meltdown…and even some ways meltdowns might be avoided.
Cookie Monster’s Beach Day
When children are in the hospital, their imagination can become a valuable tool in soothing themselves.
Monster Meltdown
Meltdowns happen… but they are somewhat predictable! As you try to handle them, curiosity and patience go a long way.
Listen, Feel, and See with Elmo
When children are in the hospital, this mindfulness game can help them soothe themselves.
Safe & Together
When families have to leave home in order to stay safe, it helps to remember that home is where the love is.
Bubble Time
A quiet activity such as blowing bubbles can help both children and adults breathe deeply, slow down… and calm down.
