Understanding Feelings
Learn to recognise, understand, and express your emotions with confidence.
Emotional literacy is the ability to recognise, understand, and express your feelings.
Happy, Sad, Angry, Fear, Disgust, Calm, Love, Surprise
Emotions come in eight main families, each with many different feelings inside.
Finding the Exact Right Word
The more specific you can be about feelings, the better you can understand and handle them.
Emotional Arousal
Emotions have different energy levels — some pump you up, some calm you down.
Emotional Valence
Feelings can feel nice or not-so-nice, and both kinds are important.
The Body-Emotion Connection
Emotions show up in your body — not just your mind.
Noticing How Others Feel
You can often tell how someone feels by watching their face, body, and voice.
Handling Intense Emotions
Big feelings are normal. There are ways to handle them safely.
Understanding Different Perspectives
Empathy is understanding or sharing how someone else feels.
Sharing How You Feel
Sharing your feelings helps others understand you and can help you feel better.
Practice emotional literacy with 72 emotion cards across eight feeling families. A fun way to learn feeling words, explore emotions, and have meaningful conversations with family and friends.
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