

WHY?
Being allowed to feel one's emotions is an important step on the journey towards emotional awareness and children's emotion regulation.
Here you fill in together, or on your own, how the day has felt.
MY 3-YEAR-OLD CHILD DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT TO DO WITH THE POSTER.
- We recommend using the emotion tracker from the age of 3, but this is a recommendation and not a limit. All children develop at different rates and are interested in different things. Young children who have older siblings observe and are interested in different things than children without siblings. Some children are more "fussy" than others. Here it is you as an adult who decides what suits your family best.
If your child needs support, you as an adult can help by filling it out yourself and showing. If your child is not quite ready yet, you can put it aside and wait a while.
DO I HAVE TO FILL IN THE COLORS THAT ARE ALREADY SPECIFIED?
- We have come up with suggestions for colors that suit certain emotions. Angry is red, for example, and happy is green. Here, however, you are free to decide for yourself. Maybe happy is glitter? Choose the colors that suit you best! Let creativity and imagination flow!
MY CHILD DOESN'T WANT TO FILL IN THE EMOTIONS TRACKER, WHAT DO I DO?
- It can be difficult for a child to know what to do with a new tool. Help your child along the way by filling in how your day has been. When you fill in, you are not only showing your child how to do things, but also how you feel. By sharing your inner self, you invite your child to share as well.

Emotion trackers are recommended to:
Gain a better understanding of emotions: Using an emotion tracker provides an overview of a person's emotional state throughout the day, which can help the person better understand their emotions and identify triggers, and help children's emotion regulation.
Improve mental health: By tracking their emotions over time, people can identify patterns and trends in their emotional state and reflect on ways to manage their well-being better, which is a natural part of emotional and social development.
