Why naming feelings matters for regulation, and the specific words and techniques that work at each developmental stage.
When a broken cracker ruins the morning
Big Feelings Course
The screaming. The throwing. The "I hate you" that comes out of nowhere. Your child feels everything at full volume and has zero tools to turn it down. This course teaches you how to give them those tools, from naming what's happening to building a calm-down process that they'll use on their own.
Emotion coaching scripts from the first scream to the cool-down
Works for toddlers through age 10
12 illustrated lessons. Audio narration included.
What's inside
12 lessons with illustrated guides and audio narration.
A six-step framework for responding when your child is upset that validates their experience while guiding them toward regulation.
Teaching your child to manage anger in healthy ways, so they learn to express it safely rather than bottle it up or lash out.
What drives disproportionate responses to small disappointments, and how you can build your child's tolerance for frustration over time.
Responding to negative self-talk and self-criticism in ways that address the underlying belief rather than simply contradicting it.
How to stay calm and assess the situation when your child says something alarming, and when professional support is warranted.
Concrete strategies for helping your child recover from difficulty and develop the confidence that they can handle what comes next.
How to encourage persistence and learning from failure while still acknowledging that some things are genuinely hard.
Designing a regulation space your child will use willingly, with age-appropriate calming strategies they can practice independently.
Understanding emotional withdrawal and the conditions that help a child who freezes, goes blank, or refuses to talk about feelings.
Why your child's ability to sit with boredom matters for regulation, and how you can stop rescuing them from discomfort.
Practical approaches for supporting each child's emotional needs when siblings are competing for your attention and energy.
It's evidence-based
Grounded in developmental science. Not just our opinion.
Which skills are trainable at which age, how children develop systems thinking, when critical reasoning emerges. That comes from decades of developmental psychology research. We studied the science, then built activities that work in real family life.
Bruce D. Perry
Psychiatrist behind the neurosequential model and the critical "Regulate, Relate, Reason" sequence used to connect with distressed children.
Daniel Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson
Authors of The Whole-Brain Child, providing foundational strategies for integrating logic and emotion to nurture developing minds.
Stephen W. Porges
Creator of Polyvagal Theory, identifying the distinct nervous system states of safety, fight/flight mobilization, and shutdown.
Adele Diamond
Neuroscientist specializing in executive functions, defining the biological developmental limits of impulse control and reasoning in young children.
Bruce E. Compas
Researcher on coping styles, distinguishing between helpful regulation and harmful strategies like suppression, avoidance, and rumination.
John Bowlby
The father of attachment theory, establishing that secure emotional bonds are the absolute prerequisite for independent emotional regulation.
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Common questions about Big Feelings
This course covers strategies for children from toddlers through early teens. Each lesson includes age-appropriate variations so you can adapt the approach to your child's developmental stage.
Free advice gives you isolated tips. This course gives you a complete system: sequenced lessons that build on each other, with scripts you can use word-for-word and illustrated guides for quick reference in the moment.
Each audio lesson is 15–20 minutes. Designed to fit during a commute or nap time. The strategies integrate into moments you already have with your child, so there's no extra schedule to maintain.
Full refund within 30 days, no questions asked. If you don't find it valuable, you don't pay.
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Feelings Faces Poster
a printable poster with illustrated faces for 20+ emotions — helps kids name what they're feeling instead of acting it out.