WHY?
Being allowed to feel their emotions is an important step on the journey towards emotional awareness and children's emotion regulation.
Fill in together, or by yourself, how the day has felt.
My 3 year old does not understand what to do with the poster.
- We recommend using the Emotion Tracker starting at 3 years old, but that 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 things differently than children without siblings. Some children are "more interested" than others. Here, you as an adult must decide what is best for your family.
If your child needs support, you can help by filling it in yourself and thus showing how it is done. If your child is not fully ready yet, you can put it aside and wait a while before reintroducing.
Do I have to fill in with the suggested colors?
- We have produced suggestions for colors that fit some emotions. Angry, for example, is red, and happy green. Here, however, it is free to decide for themselves. Maybe happy glitter? Choose the colors that are best for you! Let creativity and imagination flow!
My child does not want to fill in the Emotion Tracker, what should I do?
- It can be difficult for a child to know what to do with a new tool. Help your child on the road by filling in how your day has been. When you fill in, you not only show your child how to do, but also how you feel. By sharing your interior yourself, you invite your child to share yourself.
Emotion Trackers are recommended for:
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.