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Welcome to
Your Emotional
Regulation Journey
Every small moment of connection and calm
builds lifelong emotional resilience.
CURRENT PROGRAMME
4 WEEK PROGRAMME
SAMMY 1 —
UNDERSTANDING MY FEELINGS
A four-week journey helping children begin
to understand their feelings, notice what
happens in their bodies, communicate emotions,
and understand how other people may feel.
NEXT STEP — WEEK 1
Noticing What My Body Feels
8 sections ready
How is your Child's Body Budget Today?
🟢 GREEN — Ready & Regulated
Your child's body has enough energy and
regulation to connect, play, learn and cope.
🟡 YELLOW — Needs Some Support
Your child may need connection, movement,
rest or a little extra support to regulate.
🔴 RED — Needs Calm & Connection
Your child's body may be overwhelmed or
running low. Focus on safety, connection,
calm and meeting their immediate needs.
Mini Minds Parent Support
12 Practical Guides for Calm,
Connected Parenting
Simple, practical resources to help you
understand your child's emotions and respond
with greater connection and confidence.
ASSIGNED JOURNEY
SAMMY 1 — UNDERSTANDING MY FEELINGS
Supporting children to recognise, name,
and understand sensations and emotions
with warmth and safety.
Four Progressive Weeks • 8 Multi-Sensory Sections Each
WEEK 1
Noticing What My Body Feels
Children learn that physical sensations
in their bodies, like butterflies in the
tummy or warm cheeks, can give us clues
about their feelings.
8 sections • Ready to explore
WEEK 2
Naming My Feelings
Children begin building a richer emotional
vocabulary by noticing, naming and talking
about different feelings.
8 sections • Ready to explore
WEEK 3
Feelings in Motion & Rest
Children explore how feelings change
throughout the day and how moving or
resting helps shift energy.
8 sections • Coming next
WEEK 4
Connecting & Sharing My World
Children learn to communicate their feelings
and notice how friends and family members
might be feeling.
8 sections • Coming next
Week 1 of 4
SAMMY 1 — UNDERSTANDING MY FEELINGS
Week 1: Noticing What My Body Feels
Explore all eight weekly sections together
at your own pace.
Section 1 of 8: Parent Guide
Parent Guide
WHAT YOUR CHILD IS LEARNING
Children learn that physical sensations in their
bodies (like butterflies in the tummy or warm
cheeks) are helpful clues to their feelings.
WHY IT MATTERS
Before children can manage emotions, they need
to recognise the early bodily signals that
feelings bring.
WHAT YOU MAY NOTICE
Notice when your child wiggles their feet,
clutches their tummy, or tightens their shoulders
during different parts of the day.
HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT
Gently wonder aloud with your child:
"I wonder what your body is telling you
right now? Let's check in together."
Section 2 of 8: Meet Sammy
HI FRIEND! I AM SAMMY
Did you know our bodies have special messengers?
When I feel happy, my chest feels light like a
balloon. When I feel unsure, my tummy feels
all fluttery!
SAMMY SAYS
"Your feelings are trying to tell you something
wonderful. Let's listen to your body together!"
Section 3 of 8: Main Play Activity
The Body Weather Map
OBJECTIVE
Map physical sensations onto a playful outline
using everyday household items.
HOUSEHOLD MATERIALS
A large piece of cardboard or paper
Crayons or washable markers
Soft objects (cotton balls, feathers,
or smooth stones)
QUICK SETUP
Spread paper on the floor or draw a simple
Sammy figure outline together.
STEP-BY-STEP PLAY
Draw a simple stickman body together like Sammy.
Ask your child:
"Where do you feel excited?
What color is that sensation?"
Place soft items where they feel calm and cozy.
Color or place symbols for different feelings
in the tummy, chest, and head.
PARENT SAYS
"Your body is giving us clues! Look how your
hands feel energetic and your heart feels steady."
CHILD DOES
Points to different body zones and colors
the areas with sensations.
PARENT OBSERVES
Watch for how comfortably the child connects
sensations with feeling words.
Optional Extension
Try checking in on the body map in the morning
and before dinner.
Section 4 of 8: Movement Activity
TENSION AND RELEASE MOVEMENT
Gentle Jellyfish & Sturdy Tree
Float around like a soft, wiggly jellyfish
with loose arms and legs.
On the count of three, plant both feet firmly
into the carpet like a strong, tall tree.
Take one gentle breath in and let your branches
sway softly.
Repeat three times, noticing how your muscles
soften.
REGULATION GOAL
Helps children feel the physical difference
between loose, relaxed muscles and grounded
stability.
Section 5 of 8: Conversation Activity
Conversation Activity
Keep conversation natural, cozy, and pressure-free.
It is not an assessment!
PARENT OPENS WITH
"Our feelings are like passing clouds in the sky.
All kinds of weather are welcome."
GENTLE QUESTIONS TO ASK
"What did your tummy feel like when you woke
up this morning?"
"If your hands could talk right now, would they
say they want to dance or rest?"
"Where do you feel the calmest in your body
right now?"
POSSIBLE CHILD THOUGHTS
"My tummy was hungry and jumping!"
"My hands want to do high-fives!"
"Right here in my chest when we cuddle."
HOW YOU CAN RESPOND
Helps children feel the physical difference
between loose, relaxed muscles and grounded
stability.
Section 6 of 8: Everyday Practice
Everyday Practice
NORMAL ROUTINE SCENARIO
Gentle Jellyfish & Sturdy Tree
Use dressing time to check in with body
sensations before the morning rush begins.
PRACTICAL FAMILY TIPS
Notice how shoes feel:
"Do your feet feel ready to explore today?"
Give gentle pressure when pulling on a jumper:
"Nice cozy arms!"
Keep the pace steady and calm without rushing.
Section 7 of 8: Mini Mission
Sammy's Sensation Detective
Notice three different times today when your
body feels warm, bouncy, or resting.
You don't have to do it perfectly.
Just being curious is amazing!
Section 8 of 8: Parent Reflection
Parent Reflection
Take a quiet moment to answer these questions.
Week 2 of 4
SAMMY 1 — UNDERSTANDING MY FEELINGS
Week 2: Naming My Feelings
Giving feelings names helps children begin
to understand what they are experiencing
and communicate it with confidence.
Section 1 of 8: Parent Guide
Parent Guide
WHAT YOUR CHILD IS LEARNING
Children are learning that feelings can be
given names. Naming a feeling can help a child
make sense of what is happening inside them
and communicate their experience to someone
they trust.
WHY IT MATTERS
When children have words for their feelings,
adults have a clearer way to understand what
they may be experiencing. Emotional vocabulary
grows through everyday conversations, stories,
play and shared experiences.
WHAT YOU MAY NOTICE
Your child may use a few familiar feeling words,
copy words they hear from adults, or describe
feelings through actions rather than words.
All of these are useful starting points.
HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT
Model simple feeling language without requiring
your child to repeat it.
"I think I am feeling excited because we are
going somewhere special."
Give your child time to listen, notice and
choose their own words.
Section 2 of 8: Meet Sammy
SAMMY'S FEELING WORDS
Hi friend! Feelings can have lots of different
names. Sometimes I feel happy, excited, worried,
frustrated, sad, calm, proud or nervous.
Sometimes I know exactly what I feel.
Other times I need a little time to work it out.
SAMMY SAYS
"You don't have to know your feeling straight away.
We can slow down, notice what is happening and
find a word together."
Section 3 of 8: Main Play Activity
THE FEELING WORD HUNT
OBJECTIVE
Help your child notice and name a range of
everyday feelings through playful searching,
matching and conversation.
HOUSEHOLD MATERIALS
Paper or small pieces of card
Crayons or washable markers
A small basket, bowl or container
Toys, books or everyday household objects
QUICK SETUP
Write or draw several simple feeling words
or faces on pieces of paper.
Start with feelings your child already knows,
such as happy, sad, angry, worried and calm.
STEP-BY-STEP PLAY
Place the feeling cards around the room.
Invite your child to find one feeling card.
Talk about the feeling together using a
simple everyday example.
Ask your child whether they have ever felt
that way.
Let your child choose another feeling to find.
PARENT SAYS
"You found worried. Can you think of a time
when someone might feel worried?"
CHILD DOES
Finds, points to, matches or talks about
different feeling words.
PARENT OBSERVES
Notice which feeling words your child recognises
easily and which ones need more modelling.
Optional Extension
Add new feeling words over time, such as
disappointed, proud, surprised, nervous,
frustrated or relieved.
Section 4 of 8: Movement Activity
MOVE LIKE A FEELING
Feeling Actions
Choose a feeling and invite your child to show
what that feeling might look like using their
whole body.
Try happy: bounce or stretch your arms wide.
Try worried: make small movements and look
around carefully.
Try frustrated: make strong pushing movements
with your hands, then let your body soften.
Try calm: move slowly and gently.
REGULATION GOAL
Helps children connect feeling words with
expressive movement while keeping the activity
playful and pressure-free.
Section 5 of 8: Conversation Activity
WHAT'S THE FEELING WORD?
Keep the conversation relaxed. There is no
correct answer and your child does not need
to explain a feeling if they do not want to.
PARENT OPENS WITH
"Sometimes feelings can be tricky to name.
We can be curious and try different words."
GENTLE QUESTIONS TO ASK
"What feeling word could describe how Sammy
might feel here?"
"Which feeling word sounds like it might fit?"
"Can you think of another word that could
describe that feeling?"
"Do you ever feel that way?"
POSSIBLE CHILD THOUGHTS
"I think Sammy feels worried."
"Maybe he is frustrated because it didn't work."
"I don't know yet."
HOW YOU CAN RESPOND
"That's okay. We don't have to know straight away.
We can wonder together."
Section 6 of 8: Everyday Practice
EVERYDAY FEELING WORDS
NORMAL ROUTINE SCENARIO
Use ordinary moments during the day to model
feeling words naturally.
For example, before leaving the house:
"I feel excited because we are going out."
PRACTICAL FAMILY TIPS
During play:
"You look really excited about that!"
During disappointment:
"That didn't go how you hoped.
You might be feeling disappointed."
During connection:
"I feel happy that we are spending this
time together."
When unsure:
"I'm not sure what feeling is there yet.
Let's take a moment."
Section 7 of 8: Mini Mission
Sammy's Feeling Word Detective
Find three moments today when you can notice
or hear a feeling word.
You might hear a feeling word in a book,
during play, in a conversation or while
talking about your own day.
Your mission is simply to notice!
Section 8 of 8: Parent Reflection
Parent Reflection
Take a quiet moment to reflect on your child's
experience this week.