It’s no secret that raising emotionally healthy and well-adjusted children takes work. As a parent, you are your child’s first and best teacher when it comes to helping them understand and cope with their big feelings. That’s why we’ve put together this list of our favorite products to help your child build their emotional toolkit. From books and plushies to yoga decks and coloring placemats, these items will help your little one learn to express and manage their emotions in a healthy way.
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Your Emotional Tool Kit! Trusted by teachers, and loved by kids, these books, toys and children’s products start conversations, maximizing social and emotional learning. Simple, fun and effective! Plus, for every one book you buy, we’ll donate a book to a public library or school.
Big Box of Feelings
Help your loved one build a strong emotional toolkit by getting them the ultimate gift for big feelings. This is an exciting time of life, and you want to help create space in their lives so they can explore all that this new phase brings. Start your day with coloring an activity placemat, playtime using magnets and plushies anytime you need some comfort or just want to enjoy each other’s company.
This bundle includes:
My Mama Says Inside Me Lives A Village:
This book is all about helping children identify, acknowledge, and understand the different feelings that live inside of them. It teaches that feeling are natural. It’s what we do with them that can be a challenge.
My Mama Says Inside Me Lives A Superhero:
This book is a fun and empowering way to teach kids about managing their emotions. It teaches children to use their own super power to use their words wisely. It also explains why they need to be conscious with the words they use. Teaching children that their words and actions all have impact on others, this book is a treasure of information to help children handle their feelings.
Angry Hippo Plushie:
This adorable plushie is the perfect way to help your child express their anger in a healthy way. When they’re feeling mad, they can squeeze, squish, or cuddle with their hippo until they feel better.
Sad Sullen Pup Plushie:
This sweet pup is there to remind your child that it’s okay to feel sad sometimes. He’s also great for cuddling and providing comfort during tough times.
Magnet box and activity set for emotions:
This set includes a variety of magnets with different “feeling” expressions that can be used to express what your child is feeling. It’s a great way for kids to experiment with different emotions and learn how to express them in a healthy way.
Dry erase coloring placemats with hidden emotion characters:
These coloring placemats are not only fun, but they are awesome teaching tools. They feature hidden emotion characters that kids can find and color as they learn about different feelings. What a great activity to occupy their hands while you chat about what they may have felt at school, daycare, etc.
Yoga deck:
This deck of cards is filled with child friendly yoga poses that can be used to help regulate breathing and emotional feelings. Just pick a card and follow the instructions! Yoga is a great way to help kids (and adults!) de-stress and calm down when they are overwhelmed.
My Thoughts on Building Your Child’s Emotional Toolkit
The Big Box of Feelings is the perfect way to help your little one develop a healthy attitude and response to their feelings by developing SEL skills. Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children develop the skills to manage their emotions, learn to feel empathy for others, start establishing positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.
These are great products to help in Building Your Child’s Emotional Toolkit
By providing them with tools like books, plushies, yoga decks, and coloring placemats, you’ll be giving them the gift of emotional intelligence that will last a lifetime. Not to mention the opportunities to snuggle, read together, and talk about the woes of life. Our little princess was quick to show us her “feelings” when we explained how one animal was angry and the other was sad. Too cute, but even at 3 years old she beginning to understand feelings.
Honestly, this kit has been helpful to start conversations about not only our own feelings, but how someone else may be feeling. Our new baby was crying and princess wanted to share her sad animal with her. It is moments like this that make a momma’s heart glad. Never doubt that the little ones are watching and learning all the time. If you are looking for a casual way to talk about feelings, this kit would make the perfect gift to get you started.
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