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.

What Makes This Different?

Many emotional learning resources stop at naming feelings.

Teaching Kids Emotions goes further by helping children:
✔ understand why emotions happen
✔ recognise body clues
✔ develop emotional vocabulary
✔ build emotional regulation skills
✔ strengthen social understanding
✔ improve reflective thinking

This approach combines emotional learning with occupational therapy, nervous system understanding, and practical real-world application.

Helps Children to:

✔ understand emotions
✔ recognise body clues
✔ develop emotional language
✔ build emotional regulation skills
✔ strengthen social understanding

Emotional Competence Shapes Everyday Life

Children who understand emotions more effectively are better able to:
✔ communicate needs
✔ manage frustration
✔ develop friendships
✔ build confidence
✔ participate in learning
✔ develop self-awareness and resilience

Teaching Kids Emotions was designed to support these foundational emotional skills through practical, therapist-informed activities children can engage with across home, school and therapy environments.