Feelings in My Body

Your child points to where they feel different emotions — tight tummy for worry, hot face for anger.

Category: Emotional Growth · Duration: ~7 min

Materials

• paper
• crayons

1. Draw a simple outline of a body on paper (a gingerbread-person shape works great). 2. Ask your little one: "When you feel angry, where do you feel it?" They might say hands, tummy, face. Color that spot red. 3. Try more: "Where do you feel scared? Happy? Sad?" Use different colors for each. 4. Look at the finished body map together. "Your body tells you what you're feeling before your brain does!" 5. Over the next few days, when emotions come up, ask: "Where are you feeling that right now?"