It is essential for children to know that they and their feelings matter. Often, children don’t recognize their emotions and feelings and don’t know how to connect them with their actions, situations, desires, and thoughts. This can lead to conflicts with themselves and difficulty expressing their needs and protecting themselves.
Teaching both parents and nannies that emotions come in various forms and can be expressed differently is crucial.
We offer you a creative technique that will be beneficial for both parents and nannies to calm the child and teach them to understand their feelings and emotions.
Teaching both parents and nannies that emotions come in various forms and can be expressed differently is crucial.
We offer you a creative technique that will be beneficial for both parents and nannies to calm the child and teach them to understand their feelings and emotions.
Technique: “My Fairytale Hero Cries”
Instructions: Start with a story: Every now and then, everyone has days when things don’t go as planned. Such a day has befallen the fairytale hero (you can choose one according to the child’s interests). Offer the child to look at images of the hero with various emotions or simply use your and their imagination and draw together.
Questions for the child:
1. What happened on this day?
2. What made the hero sad?
3. What do the tears mean?
4. How does the hero feel?
1. What happened on this day?
2. What made the hero sad?
3. What do the tears mean?
4. How does the hero feel?
Continue the story: The hero meets a friend (or someone close, a wizard, etc.) who gives them a Box where our hero can put all the bad, awful things that happened that day, all the anger, and everything that felt wrong or unpleasant.
Questions for the child:
1. Who gave the hero the box?
2. How big is it?
3. What is it made of?
4. What would you like to do with it?
5. How does the hero feel now?
1. Who gave the hero the box?
2. How big is it?
3. What is it made of?
4. What would you like to do with it?
5. How does the hero feel now?
After the discussion, draw with the child a picture of “My Happy/Wonderful/Sunny Day.” Use various materials for creativity in working with this technique and create a box together in which the child can put their bad mood or anything that’s troubling them.
By using this technique, you will not only spend quality time with the child but also help them on their journey to understanding and experiencing their emotions and feelings.
By using this technique, you will not only spend quality time with the child but also help them on their journey to understanding and experiencing their emotions and feelings.
