Things Emotions are Allowed to Do (An Incomplete List)

By Ben Kucenski

Before children can manage their emotions, they need to know those emotions are allowed.

Children are often told to calm down, cheer up, or push through. But emotions don't disappear just because they're ignored-and learning how to handle them starts with something simpler: permission.

Things Emotions Are Allowed To Do (An Incomplete List) helps children understand and express what they feel by giving each emotion space to exist.

Inside, young readers will explore 31 different emotions-from Happy and Ecstatic to Anxious, Angry, Depressed, and Hopeful-not as problems to fix, but as experiences to understand.

Each emotion is presented in a simple, reassuring format:

✔️ What the emotion is allowed to feel like✔️ How it can be expressed in healthy ways✔️ A gentle prompt to draw or write about it

Some pages even offer permission to not share-because emotional safety matters too.

What makes this book different?

Encourages emotional awareness before regulationBalances validation with healthy boundariesDesigned as both a book and an interactive journalSupports conversations between children and trusted adultsReinforces: there is no right or wrong way to feel

Who this book is for

Children ages 6-12Parents, teachers, and counselors supporting emotional developmentKids who feel "too much"... or "not enough"Any child learning how to understand and express their inner world

✏️ A book they don't just read - they use

With space to draw, write, and reflect, this book becomes a personal record of feelings, growth, and self-understanding.

Because emotions aren't problems to solve.

They're part of being human.

This book says: you're allowed.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GWC624Y2
• ISBN13: 9798993952543
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Berean Fruit
• Length: 42 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 6 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 7