Category Children’s feelings

Why a cancelled plan feels permanent to a young child, the two quick fixes that backfire, and five steps that help a child feel disappointment and recover.

How sadness shows up in young children, why "you'll make new friends" lands badly, and five ways to give a goodbye a shape a child can manage.

What "special time" is, how to do it with the PRIDE skills, and why five predictable minutes a day helps a child cope with a new sibling.

Why worry about later shows up as a stomach ache now, why "don't worry" and cancelling both backfire, and a five-step plan a small child can hold.

Vocabulary arrives years after emotion does. A set of simple faces gives a child a way to answer before they have the words.

A child in the middle of a big feeling cannot follow an instruction. What they can do is borrow a calmer nervous system from the adult sitting beside them.