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Feelings check-ins & emotion cards

Feelings check-ins & emotion cards

Age

Parent and young child using two picture cards for tidying toys and putting on shoes

Ages

3–12

Big feelings during transitions: what to say and what to try

3 Min Read

School-age child shows a pocket help card to a supportive adult in a quiet school corridor

Ages

3–18

Make a Pocket Help Card for When Speech Becomes Hard

5 Min Read

Teen chooses a discreet support card while a parent listens without crowding

Ages

13–18

Offer Your Teen a Private Check-In Menu, Not an Interrogation

5 Min Read

Multilingual family creates emotion cards together using colourful symbols and gestures

Ages

3–18

Make Multilingual Emotion Cards From the Words Your Child Uses

5 Min Read

Child arriving with an overnight bag privately chooses a feelings card with a calm caregiver

Ages

3–18

Use a Private Feelings Card When a Child Moves Between Two Homes

5 Min Read

Two siblings complete separate private feelings check-ins while a caregiver sits neutrally nearby

Ages

3–18

Check In With Siblings Separately After a Conflict

5 Min Read

Child and caregiver choose emotion cards based on weather, colour and symbols rather than faces

Ages

3–18

Make Emotion Cards That Do Not Depend on Reading Faces

5 Min Read

Child confidently chooses a different feelings card after a caregiver makes a gentle guess

Ages

3–18

Give Your Child a Card for “That Is Not How I Feel”

5 Min Read

Child uses a tablet communication board to share a feeling while a caregiver waits attentively

Ages

3–18

Build Feelings Cards Into Your Child’s Existing AAC System

5 Min Read

Caregiver and child using illustrated body-clue cards showing hands, stomach, shoulders and breathing

Ages

3–18

Help a Child Notice Feelings With Body-Clue Cards

6 Min Read

Parent and school-age child choosing colourful feelings cards together at a kitchen table

Ages

3–18

Use a One-Minute Feelings Check-In Without Demanding a Conversation

5 Min Read

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