Big Feelings
Emotions & behaviour
Tantrums, worries, meltdowns and the storms that pass.
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Separation anxiety
6 months – 6 yearsWhen goodbyes feel huge.
Also in Growing Up - 🚧
Boundaries
1 – 11 yearsKind, clear and consistent.
Also in Growing Up - 🌙
Sleep difficulties
1 – 7 yearsWhen the night feels long.
Also in Growing Up - 🛏️
Refusing to sleep alone
1 – 5 yearsWhen your toddler needs you there to drift off.
Also in Growing Up - 🌋
Tantrums
18 months – 5 yearsSmall nervous system, big feelings.
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Meltdowns
2 – 11 yearsWhen the system is fully overwhelmed.
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Frustration
1 – 8 yearsWhen the body can't yet do what the brain wants.
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Anxiety
3 – 11 yearsAn alarm system set a bit sensitive.
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Worries
3 – 11 yearsHelping them carry it.
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Shyness
2 – 11 yearsQuiet doesn't mean broken.
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Anger
2 – 11 yearsA feeling, not a flaw.
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Emotional regulation
1 – 11 yearsBorrowing your calm.
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Transitions
1 – 11 yearsLeaving one thing to start another.
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Resilience
3 – 11 yearsBuilt through small, supported hard things.
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School refusal
5 – 11 yearsWhen getting through the school gate feels impossible.
Also in School Age - 🌋
Anger in older children
5 – 11 yearsDoor slams, big words and the feeling underneath.
Also in School Age - 🌱
Confidence and self-esteem
5 – 11 years"I'm rubbish at everything" — and what actually builds belief.
Also in School Age
Talk it through
Ask Little Humans about big feelings