Note to Self: A Simple Strategy for Panic Attacks
Write yourself a note, from past you to future you: "You are having a panic attack. It will pass.
Science Activity: The Color of Emotion
With Gobstopper candies, test how candy colors flow like our emotions, side by side, without blending.
The other type of
Emotion Science: A Visual Model of Feelings
I've been searching for youth-friendly models that show what emotion looks like in real time, like - in
Help Your Child Label Their Emotions, Not Themselves
We humans usually get labeling backward. We label ourselves, not our emotions. When we reverse it, we can feel so
Responding to Young People's Fear of School Violence
Yesterday, I wrote a different post in a moment of heart-wrenching fear. My daughter was in lockdown, a block from
Guidelines (& Guardrails) for Helping Kids with Big Feels
Helping a child who is going through an intense phase of Big Feelings can be so exhausting that parent boundaries
A Handy Acronym to Help Kids Stay Cool
Feelin' Hot, Hot, H.O.T.? Here's a tool to cool big feels (for all ages!).
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Capturing Emotions in Words Calms the Nervous System
Putting specific words to feelings helps dial down stress. But... they don't always need to be real words.
