Parenting & Emotional Balance

This quiet, soothing activity is an easy way to calm your child at the end of a school day or after a busy weekend of [...]

Challenge your child to communicate emotions without using words or facial expressions. Can they guess what emotion you are trying to convey? From PBS.

Diaphragmatic breathing, also known as belly breathing, is a calming exercise that both children and parents can practice to relax and feel grounded, and one [...]

Communicating in an assertive manner can help you to minimize conflict, to control anger, to have your needs better met, and to have more positive [...]

Draw Your Feelings activity from PBS.

Love You Loops are interlocking paper loops that can be made for children to help them understand the number of days a parent or loved [...]

When kids create their own manners book, they learn important social skills while strengthening their writing ability. From PBS.

Morning badges activity from PBS.

Being able to recognize and name feelings is the very first step in helping children manage their feelings. This game gives children a chance to [...]

Daily encouragements help kids learn to support themselves when the going gets tough, as well as start the day off right! From PBS.

Make gratitude jar take some time to reflect on what you and your child are thankful for with this resource from PBS.

Make these cute and easy dolls with your child as a way to teach about emotions. From PBS.

Here’s an activity, from PBS, you can do at home to practice using words to name feelings.

Make a Happy Days Chart with this resource from PBS.

Make a simple You’ll Feel Better Again Jar out of materials from around the house. Use this activity to talk with your child and find [...]

Learn all about gratitude with this fun bingo game from PBS.

Learn all about treating others fairly with this fun bingo game from PBS.

The next time you and your child are waiting—at the doctor’s office or a bus stop—invite them to use their imagination to create a song [...]

Learn all about emotions with this fun bingo game from PBS.

In this activity, try stopping between each step to give your child a chance to decide if their creation looks like what they are trying [...]

Informational resource on teaching your child about feelings, from birth to age 2, from the Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning [...]

Information on child emotions, healthy emotional development, child self-control, child cooperation, and more from the Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning [...]