Teaching Kids Emotions
An Occupational Therapist’s Guide to Building Emotional Competence From the Inside Out
Practical emotional learning tools for therapists, educators and families supporting children’s emotional development.
Why Teaching Kids Emotions?
Does your child have big emotions but struggle to explain what they're feeling?
Perhaps they become overwhelmed, lash out, shut down, or simply don't have the words to tell you what's happening.
Many emotional learning resources focus on helping children name their feelings.
Teaching Kids Emotions goes further by helping children understand why emotions happen, how emotions feel in the body, and what they can do to respond in healthy ways.
Through practical, engaging activities, children learn to:
âś” understand why emotions happen
âś” recognise body clues and early warning signs
âś” build a richer emotional vocabulary
âś” develop emotional regulation skills
âś” strengthen empathy and social understanding
âś” grow confidence in talking about their feelings
Grounded in occupational therapy, nervous system understanding and child development, these resources provide practical tools that children, families and professionals can use every day.
Who Is This Resource For?
âś” Parents
âś” Therapists
âś” Educators
âś” Support Organisations
Explore some of the printable activities and practical tools included in the Teaching Kids Emotions bundle.
