Emotions Help Center

Emotion Color Swatches are a cheap and easy way to teach kids different words for emotions and different degrees of emotions. Here's how to make them: Go to your local ...
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The Elephant Noise Maker is a fun and useful tool for teaching kids deep breathing techniques. Deep breathing is a key coping skill and one of the Soothing Coping Skills ...
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Welcome to the second installment in a line of new resources from Hope 4 Hurting Kids called Scenario Cards (I Feel). Last week, we introduced Emotion Scenario Cards (Anger). These ...
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Welcome to the first installment in a line of new resources from Hope 4 Hurting Kids called Emotion Scenario Cards (Anger). These Emotion Scenario Cards present scenarios to teens and ...
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There is nothing wrong with being angry.  How we choose to deal with that anger is important.  If we keep it all bottled up inside, we will suffer in the ...
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Grief and worry can often leave young people feeling all alone and isolated. The Shield of Strength is a fun craft and activity to get kids thinking about their own ...
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Empathy is a critical skill for kids to develop and one of the hallmarks of emotional healing as detailed in the Grand Feelings Exit Plan (Signs of Emotional Health). The Empathy ...
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Fidget Spinners are all the rage, and now Fidget Spinner Emotions will let you use a fidget spinner to help kids better understand and deal with their emotions. With kids ...
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Children and teens live in an ever-changing world that throws more and more at them and prepares them less and less to deal with the direct impacts, the collateral damage ...
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A significant part of helping kids to deal with their emotions (Jump In! Stand Strong! Rise Up!) is helping them to develop a robust feelings vocabulary. That is why we ...
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Emotion Face Plates are a fun way to get kids thinking about what emotions look like. Emotion Face Plates are an easy project that you can do with objects lying ...
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With Easter coming up soon, it's a great time to stock up on empty Easter Eggs. These Emotion Egg Faces are a simple, fun and captivating way to help kids ...
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The emotions paper chain is a fun craft you can do with kids and can be a crucial part of the Talk About It! component of The Super Simple Feelings Management ...
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Fishing for Feelings is a fun game to play with kids to help them learn about emotions. With our template and a few magnets, you can create a game that ...
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These Super Simple Feelings Management Technique Activity Cards are based on Hope 4 Hurting Kids' Super Simple Feelings Management Technique to help with emotional understanding and regulation. They are designed to be used ...
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The Emotion Mix Up Game is a fun way to really get kids and young people thinking about emotion by having them imagine what it would look like to have ...
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Feelings Ball Toss is a fun activity to play with kids to help them understand different emotions. The great part about the game is that it can be played a ...
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Emotion Color Swatches are a cheap and easy way to teach kids different words for emotions and different degrees of emotions. Here's how to make them: Go to your local ...
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Last week we looked at an easy way to help kids learn deep breathing called Lazy 8 Breathing. Triangle breathing is another simple way to teach kids how to breathe ...
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Lazy 8 Breathing is a very simple technique to help teach kids deep breathing. Deep breathing is a foundational skill when it comes to coping and is a vital part ...
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Last week, we introduced the limbic system (the emotional part of the brain) and explained how it affects children of divorce. Children in the limbic system or the emotional part ...
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Learning about the emotional brain or the limbic part of the brain is an important part of working with the child of divorce. The limbic system is located in the ...
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Last week we discussed what was happening in the brains of children that are fearful or scared. This week let’s expand that concept and look at stress and the brain ...
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Answering the Question "Why Do We Lose Control of Our Emotions" is a key first step in helping kids understand their emotions. This is the focus of the first step ...
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The Brain’s Reaction to Fear We know from the brain research and from studying the experts on brain-based learning that fear strikes at the heart of learning. When a child ...
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We are excited to announce that at Hope 4 Hurting Kids we are hard at work on a new resource, and we are excited today to give you a sneak ...
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Divorce is hard, and as a child divorce you may wonder if anyone else understands what you are going through.  Well, the answer is yes…and….no! Unfortunately, lots of kids each ...
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