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Big Feelings,
Brave Hearts

A little book for Henry & Jack

Hi, Henry! 👋

Hi, Jack! 👋

Today we learn about
feelings.

Everybody has feelings.

Mommy. Daddy.

Your brother.

Even your goldfish. 🐠

😄

HAPPY

A sunshine feeling.

😢

SAD

A heavy, rainy feeling.

😠

MAD

A hot, red, rumbly feeling.

😨

SCARED

A shaky, tiptoe feeling.

🤩

EXCITED

A bouncy, can’t-sit-still feeling.

😤

FRUSTRATED

A stuck feeling
when something is hard.

Feelings live
in your body.

  • In your tummy
  • In your chest
  • On your face
  • In your hands

Can you feel yours right now?

Feelings are
not bad.

Feelings are signals.

They tell us
what we need.

But sometimes…

feelings get
BIG.

So big they fill
the whole room.

🧰

The Brave Heart
Toolkit

Five tricks for BIG feelings.

🫁

Tool 1
Belly Breaths

Breathe in — tummy grows big like a balloon. 🎈

Breathe out — tummy goes small.

Three times.

🔢

Tool 2
Count to Ten

1… 2… 3…
slow and quiet.

Let the feeling float by like a cloud. ☁️

🗣️

Tool 3
Use Your Words

Try this one:

“I feel ___
because ___.”

Like: “I feel mad because my tower fell down.”

🤗

Tool 4
Get a Hug

From someone you love.

From a stuffy.

From yourself — a big squeezy hug works too!

💧

Tool 5
Sip of Water

A cool sip helps
the hot feeling cool down.

Which tool
do YOU want to try first?

🫁 🔢 🗣️ 🤗 💧

You are a brave heart,
Henry.

You are a brave heart,
Jack.

Big feelings don’t scare us.
We have tools. We have each other. 💛

for Henry & Jack 💛