It can be tough to sit your child down and talk to them about what they’re feeling. Sometimes they don’t know how to express themselves, especially at the toddler and preschool levels. But there are ways parents can talk to their children about their emotions. Oftentimes, books make this process easier. We hope you find this list of books about how to talk to your child about emotions very helpful.
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
Written by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish, How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk is part of the “How to Talk” series. This bestselling classic by experts on communication between parents and children features insights, suggestions, and time-tested methods for solving common problems and building foundations for long-lasting relationships. Learn how to cope with your child’s negative feelings, engage your child’s cooperation, set firm limits, and resolve family conflicts peacefully.
This down-to-earth, respectful approach helps to make relationships with children of all ages more rewarding and less stressful.
How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen — Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7
Also part of the “How to Talk” series, this book is geared toward younger children. It’s written by Adele’s daughter, Joanna Faber, and Julie King, and gives tips on communication skills to parents of children between the ages of two and seven. The two authors share their collective wisdom they have gleaned over many years of conducting How To Talk workshops with teachers, parents, and pediatricians.
This user-friendly guide combines storytelling, cartoons, and workshop observations that will help to transform your relationship with your children. This book empowers parents and caregivers of small children to create rewarding, joyful relationships with young kids so they can grow into self-reliant big kids who remain connected to their parents and cooperative with others.
I Am Stronger Than Anger: Picture Book About Anger Management And Dealing With Kids Emotions And Feelings
Written by Elizabeth Cole, this paperback is about little Nick, and contains bright illustrations and lightly-rhyming storylines. The goal is to help kids cope with their anger in funny ways through communication with various zoo animals. It helps parents recognize that when kids are upset, they often manifest their anger in bad behavior, shouting, crying, or throwing things. This book will help parents manage their kids’ emotions and feelings. You will get access to calming techniques for improving kids’ self-regulation skills, with tips on how children can admit their mistakes while saying “I’m sorry”. A bonus coloring page is included.
My First Book of Emotions for Toddlers
As you can tell by the title, this book is all about toddlers and their emotions. It’s written by Orlena Kerek, MD, and illustrated by April Hartmann, and it’s designed to help toddlers get to know their feelings. This fun book explains common emotions of toddlers, exploring what they are and how to express them in healthy ways.
Six key emotions are explored in this book, helping toddlers learn to manage anger, fear, joy, sadness, surprise, and disgust. Your little ones will enjoy the big, colorful illustrations chock full of cute kid characters and simple illustrative scenes. It uses toddler-friendly language and features age-appropriate explanations and examples so little kids can understand their big feelings.
How Do I Feel?: A Little Guide to My Emotions
This brightly-illustrated First Emotions board book features characters called Happiness, Anger, Pride, and Sadness who all teach little kids how to recognize emotions, manage, and label their feelings. Enjoy a gentle and simple introduction to emotions that can help your preschooler recognize what they’re feeling and understand what is happening to their body when they are sad or happy.
It’s characterized by easy language, resulting in a fun and educational reading experience for parents and preschoolers. It will help them with their language, vocabulary and speaking skills, and will help them learn how to express their feelings in a positive way.
I Choose to Calm My Anger: A Colorful, Picture Book About Anger Management And Managing Difficult Feelings and Emotions
Written by Elizabeth Estrada, I Choose to Calm My Anger is a rhyming paperback story featuring Jackson, who gets upset and can’t understand how his emotions control his behavior. He eventually learns coping mechanisms on dealing with emotions like anger through colorful illustrations and rhymes. The story is told from Jackson’s point of view, teaching your child how they can feel empowered to change their mindset and properly deal with life’s setbacks.
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