Big feelings can be overwhelming - but children don't have to move through them alone.
What Helps a Feeling Move? introduces children to simple, practical, body-based calming tools designed to support emotional and nervous system regulation.
Through gentle, child-friendly guidance, children discover tools they can use when big feelings arise and begin learning what can help their bodies move through them.
As the fourth book in the CALM Framework series, this book explores Move Through It - helping children build a practical toolkit for navigating strong feelings with connection and support.
The CALM Framework gives children a simple, repeatable way to move through big feelings:
C - Check In: Notice what your body is doing.
A - Allow It: All feelings are okay.
L - Label It: Name the feeling.
M - Move Through It: Use a calming tool.
Inside, children and grown-ups will find:
- Simple, practical calming tools for big feelings
- Body-based strategies designed to support emotional and nervous system regulation
- Simple coping strategies children and grown-ups can practice together
- Gentle guidance for building self-regulation skills
Informed by research, What Helps a Feeling Move? gives children a growing toolkit for understanding their bodies, building self-regulation skills, and moving through big feelings with confidence.
Feelings visit. Now you have the tools to move through them - together.