Kids come with a full range of emotions that they haven’t fully understood. While every child handles dealing with big feelings differently, it’s important for parents to understand their unique ways and guide them gently, offering support and lots of patience.
Books can be an easier way to help them understand certain overwhelming concepts and feelings. We’ve curated some great reads across ages to add to your kids’ library. These books tackle a whole range of emotions and can simplify these emotions so that your child feels seen, understood and supported.
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1.Llama Lama Mad at Mama
Age Group: 2-5 Years
Summary: When Llama loses patience and throws a tantrum at a store, Mama calmly decides to involve Llama with the shopping experience. Llama understands that while chores can be boring, spending time with a loved one is actually important.
How It Helps: This endearing book tackles tantrums and meltdowns in a way that helps kids work through their difficult emotions better.
Feelings: Inside my Heart and in my Head
Summary: With lyrical text and enchanting illustrations, each emotion comes alive to help kids understand emotions they experience.
Age Group: 3-6 Years
How it Helps: From bravery and excitement to embarrassment and more, this beautifully illustrated book and lyrical text helps kids explore the uniqueness of each emotion.
What to do When You’re Feeling Blue
Age Group: 3-7
Summary: A short book about a girl named Kappy who is feeling sad and has no idea why. She goes to her parents, who both give her wonderful answers. Although both answers are very different, Kappy learns that it is okay to feel blue.
How it Helps: A book that talks about unhappiness and what you can do to get happy again through the adorable character Kappy.
My Body Sends A Signal
Age Group: 3-8 Years
Summary: The character is a little boy who comes from a diverse family. With their support he learns to identify and deal with all the emotions he feels.
How it Helps: It teaches kids about emotions, big and small and shows them that all feelings are important. It also shows them what to do with those emotions. The best part is that this book includes games, puzzles, and colouring pages to strengthen the concepts.
Me and My Fear
Age Group: 3-7 Years
Summary: A story about a little girl and a friend named Fear. The girl moves to a new country and finds that her fear is growing every day. Through the story, she learns that everyone has their own fears.
How it Helps:
It teaches kids that everyone has their own fears and that they can be overcome.
How do you help your little one deal with emotions?
