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Topic Challenge: Thoughts and Feelings, Fostering Emotional Maturity in Children
Welcome back to The BIG Home Ed Conversations Podcast with Kelly Rigg and Ashley Vanerio.
This week’s topic: Feelings and journaling (real life edition) We recorded in the middle of a heatwave, so we’re talking dysregulation, grumpy kids, and how hard it can be to “do the right thing” when everyone’s overstimulated.
What we actually found helpful:
A feelings wheel (free printable) to help kids find more precise words than just “angry/sad”
A simple empathy prompt: “How do you think your sibling feels?”
Journaling alternatives for kids who hate writing: drawing feelings, scribble pages…
The skinny
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