Free Printable Emotion Wheel For Kids | PDF Feelings Wheel Download
Last month, my patrons helped me collaborate on creating this new resource: a pizza-themed feelings wheel for kids. Via the Patreon community, Patrons got …
For many parents, growing the capacity to respond well to the needs of their child is one of the greatest challenges of life. Emerging research in neurobiology, brain development, and relationships is provides some valuable insight into this challenge. Through research, mental health professionals and early childhood development experts are learning how better to support parents in their work to raise healthy, resilient kids in the face of the unique challenges of parenting in a modern world.
Many of my favorite illustration projects as a mental health artist involve interpreting this research – which can be technical, dry, and hard to read in it’s rw form – into engaging illustrations that can be used for teaching parenting classes, one-on-one with parenting coaches, or used by individual parents for their own development.
Last month, my patrons helped me collaborate on creating this new resource: a pizza-themed feelings wheel for kids. Via the Patreon community, Patrons got …
If you aren’t naming and breaking the cycles that have entangled you, you are participating in them. This is true in most systems we are …
Instead of questioning (“how could you?”) or punishing (“how dare you!”) look for the entry point for empathy (“oh, of course you…”) When someone – …
This three-piece worksheet is an adapted excerpt from my COVID Kid’s Activity Book. This bundle includes two worksheets, with three pages total. The Feeling Forecast …
Most of us are more than a little concerned about the mental health of the kiddos that we care about during this pandemic. The natural …
The first draft of this illustration was created as a professional resource, but as Social Distancing entered the global vocabulary and #quarantinewithkids started trending, I …
Demonstrating our trustworthiness builds relational bridges that self-advertisement cannot. If you sense that your friend, partner, child, client, etc. feels hesitant to trust you, let …
It’s not that social media is good or bad, the real question is: What we are willing to trade for likes, views, and follows? This is …
When kids are anxious, it’s human nature to want to soothe them. For kids with significant anxiety, however, we may need to monitor ourselves …
Shifting from Questions to Conversations It’s normal for parents to worry about kids as they navigate shared spaces, learning, and the social aspects of growing …
There is an enormous amount of pressure on parents to keep tabs on everything their teen does- especially online. But a little bit of privacy …
By now, most counselors, pediatricians, teachers, and other people who work with children know about ACES: The “Adverse Childhood Experiences” scale. ACE’s predict, based on …
Kids who grow up in families where emotional needs are not validated and met often develop a deep sense of internal shame for having needs …
There’s a ton of pressure on parents and caregivers to meet every need. Sometimes shame around not being able to do so prevents families from …
When brains experience trauma, they struggle to cope with it. It’s normal – and part of the healing process – to have flashbacks, nightmares, or …
Humans have an innate ability to read people, situations, and our environment. If we pay attention, it helps keep us safe and helps us know …
“Doing something for attention” gets a bad rap. Doing something for attention has a negative value, but what if we consider another viewpoint? As a …