Kids Big Feelings: Finding Happy (2 - 9 Years)

If your child is stuck feeling sad, angry, frustrated or disappointed, I am here to help. This guided meditation will encourage your child to recognise and label their emotion, find acceptance in the situation and then shift their focus onto something more joyful. We will end with some quick affirmations to boost their self worth, because they are amazing, and so are you.

Transcript

If you're feeling big things right now, You are not alone. I'm Amy, A mummy, And I'm here to help. I have a little boy and a little girl who sometimes feel angry, Sometimes scared. And often sad. But all those big feelings eventually go away. It is completely normal to feel all of those things. Even mummies and daddies feel big feelings. But we have practiced for many, Many years so that we know how to calm down and feel better as quickly as we can. Let's talk about your feelings now. Maybe you're feeling sad. Or maybe you're angry. How do you know? Can you feel it in your body? Where in your body can you feel your emotion right now? Sometimes we feel big feelings in our chest. In our heads? In our heart. It can even feel like a tingling in your fingers. Big feelings don't always feel very nice. But we have to have them. And we have to learn lessons. Do you feel stuck in your feelings at the moment? Please don't worry, You're not alone. Because we all like to be happy. We have to accept that there's not much we can do right now other than focus on the things that will make our sad feelings finally go away. Can you think of something that makes you feel really happy? My daughter and I like to listen to music. Another thing we like to do is think about colours and name things we love. Let's play the rainbow game now and think about things we love for each of the colours. Here we go. Red. What do you love that's red? If it helps, You might be able to find something in the room that you were in. Look around you. Now, Let's do orange. What do you love that's orange? And what about the colour yellow? What do you love that's yellow? Don't worry if you can't think of one. There's no right or wrong answer. This is just a fun game. Let's do green. What do you love that's green? Can you think of something that you love that's blue? Let's move on to pink. What do you love that's pink? And last one now, What do you love that's purple? How are you feeling now? One last trick we can do is say nice things about ourselves in our heads or out loud. These are called affirmations. Shall we try that now? We do a deep breath in. And out, And then we say nice things. Ready? Let's breathe in. And out. And now, Let's say the affirmations, And you can repeat them. Just say exactly what I say after me. I am clever. I am brilliant. I am special. I am powerful. I am grateful. I am loved. That was wonderful. How do you feel now? Well done, Everyone. Alright, Let's say goodbye and blow some big kisses. Mwah! Thanks for joining. See you soon.