emotional literacy

Emotion management: the ‘gap’

As I have said in previous posts, part of emotional literacy is about having some ‘control’ over (or ‘good management…

I put together the following six, A4 emotion posters for use with my pupils at school. The emotions are straightforward…

Some of the messages our boys receive from a very young age Suicide is still the biggest killer of males…

For children to develop better emotion regulation, it can help them to think about the ‘gap’ between the trigger that…

This is an an fun way to explore coping strategies for worrying, with your child. The idea is you’re going…

Something useful that children can learn about emotions is that they have different strengths. Much of the time our emotions…

Some children worry more than others and you will know if your child is prone to feeling anxious or not.…

I love this little book of mine because it is a simple (and therefore easy to use) way of helping…

In a world where we are bombarded with smiley faces in TV adverts, shop windows, magazines and social media, it…

Emotional literacy is an incredible key to opening up self-awareness. Our emotional responses in many cases can give us clues…

SOME OF THE MORE COMMON SYMPTOMS OF ANGER Now this might sound daft but teaching children about the symptoms of…

This simple little tip can help children develop their emotional literacy as it helps them to ‘own’ their feelings. You…