Welcome to THE FEELINGS DECK!

We are GRATEFUL that you have chosen to join us on this journey of doing life together; EXCITED to see how you find new ways to use this resource within your families, classrooms, schools, communities, and professional practice; and HOPEFUL that it will help encourage meaningful conversations that make a difference.

Start by downloading the PDF, which contains 33x double-sided feelings cards, as well as an introduction to the world of emotion coaching. This introduction will take you through the videos found below. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch via thefeelingsdeck@doinglifetogether.com.au

Remember that you will have ongoing access to this material to come back to as you need.

Finally, please share your stories with us using the button below – we love to hear them.

VIDEO #1 - Emotions, Our Response & The Concept of Emotion Coaching

Every single human being, child or adult, experiences a wide range of emotions in day to day life. In fact, researchers inform us that there is anywhere up to 208 different emotions in our day to day human experience. That’s a lot of emotion and lot of emotional moments. Emotions have a purpose and reason for being. Emotions come as those we like to have, and those we find a little harder to have, and we need tools to practice making them bigger or smaller.

VIDEO #2 - The Evidence Base & The Role Emotion Coaching Plays

Emotion coaching works. It’s not just a fancy concept, it is founded in decades worth of evidence and research. It is a practical way that parents and educators can support the ongoing development of children and young people.

OPTIONAL WATCH- The Hand Model of The Brain (Dan Siegel)

Listen to Dan Siegel provide further information about The Hand Model of The Brain and how it applies to adults and children.

VIDEO #3 - The Need to Feel Safe, Seen, Soothed & Secure

An evidence base is important and it tells us that we should consider something, but as parents and educators we need to know the deeper why - why will this help our children to grow and thrive.

VIDEO #4 - Practical Ways To Use The Feelings Deck

This Feelings Deck is an emotion coaching tool, that you can use as a family, as a classroom, a small group, or one-to-one to develop all the things you’ve been exploring in this material. It’s fun and practical. Let’s take a closer look.