We all have feelings—all kinds of feelings. What helps people know what you are thinking or feeling is when you talk with them about it. Talking about feelings can help in lots of ways. Often our faces also help to show how we feel.
Here is a face you can change to show different kinds of feelings. Click on the eyebrows, eyes, and mouth to see the different ways a face can look.
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 When we can talk about our feelings, they can become a lot less overwhelming, or upsetting, or scary. Just having a caring listener makes hard times more manageable.
Talking about feelings can be a challenge for young children. While you can encourage talking, you can also help them find other creative ways to express their feelings —through artwork or making up puppet stories, and other ways that you have found to be helpful in your family.
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