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What Do You Do When Your Child Faces a Big, Negative Feeling?
Some nights, my child can’t find the words just tears or tiny storms of frustration. As a mom, that breaks my heart. I used to feel helpless.
Then we started reading stories about feelings. Simple books. Gentle words. A sad bear, an angry bunny suddenly, my child could point and say, “That’s how I feel.”
Books became our bridge. A quiet, loving way to talk about big emotions in small moments.
I write these stories now, not to teach, but to connect, so another child, and another parent, might feel a little more understood.
Then we started reading stories about feelings. Simple books. Gentle words. A sad bear, an angry bunny suddenly, my child could point and say, “That’s how I feel.”
Books became our bridge. A quiet, loving way to talk about big emotions in small moments.
I write these stories now, not to teach, but to connect, so another child, and another parent, might feel a little more understood.
The First Time My Child Said, “I’m Scared”
It was bedtime. Lights low. My child clung to me eyes wide, body tense. I asked gently, “What’s wrong?”
Silence.
That night, we read Facing My Fears. A story about fear, told simply and kindly. When we reached the page with the child hiding under the blanket, my little one whispered:
“Like me. I feel scared too.”
It was the first time my child could name fear.
Not cry it. Not show it. Say it.
That moment reminded me why I write:
Books don’t just entertain. They unlock words for feelings too big to hold alone.
If you have a little one who struggles to say what’s inside… maybe this book can help them, too.
Silence.
That night, we read Facing My Fears. A story about fear, told simply and kindly. When we reached the page with the child hiding under the blanket, my little one whispered:
“Like me. I feel scared too.”
It was the first time my child could name fear.
Not cry it. Not show it. Say it.
That moment reminded me why I write:
Books don’t just entertain. They unlock words for feelings too big to hold alone.
If you have a little one who struggles to say what’s inside… maybe this book can help them, too.
