Overview
Help children understand how emotions feel in the body, and what their sensations are trying to tell them.
Tummies Flip, Hearts Skip helps children recognize how their bodies respond to emotions. Happiness might feel warm and tingly. Embarrassment might feel hot and prickly. Fantastical illustrations depict a young girl’s emotional journey through larger-than-life scenarios, sparking readers’ imaginations. Through simple, engaging text, this book helps children learn the body’s language, so they can decode the sensations they feel, name their emotions, and learn to self-regulate.
With a glossary, discussion questions, and activities at the back of the book, Tummies Flip, Hearts Skip helps you guide children in responding to the body’s messages by taking action to feel better.
This book:
- Shows how emotions like happiness, anger, confusion, and guilt feel in the body
- Presents common emotions in rich sensory language that’s easy to follow
- Features fun, immersive illustrations that help bring feelings to life
- Helps teach kids what to do when their bodies and minds feel dysregulated
Current brain research on emotional regulation shows it’s important for children to learn to feel their physical sensations and understand what their body is telling them. Written by an experienced licensed clinical social worker and somatic experiencing practitioner, this book is a great resource for parents, teachers, psychologists, and caregivers looking for children’s books on body awareness and understanding emotions.
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