My Feelings Toolbox: Tools to Empower Emotional Regulation in Little Learners

Do you know how to handle every emergency that arises in your classroom? How do you help the children in your care feel safe and secure in their environment so they can relax and learn all they need to learn? Teachers need a "bag of tricks" or in this case, a "toolkit" that they can pull out when they have a child dealing with emotions. For children, emotions can be big and they can be messy. Often children are told they are okay and not to worry. It seems simple to us adults, but it can be very overwhelming to a young child. Learn how to teach children what that big feeling is by naming emotions, but also giving them tools that will allow them to handle those emotions. It is important that children understand that having emotions and big feelings are okay, but there are appropriate ways to handle them without hurting others in the process.