Kids Have Feelings Too!
A story‑based approach to helping children understand and express their feelings.
Ari Meets Her Feelings
Our first book in a series of two sisters discovering their feelings and finding healthy ways to cope.
Here’s a preview clip from the first story in the Ari Meets Her Feelings series. This short scene introduces Ari and Kirsty as they begin exploring a big feeling together. More episodes and tools are coming soon as the series continues to grow.
KIDS HAVE FEELINGS TOO!
Children move through the world with big feelings and developing skills. Every day they are learning how to understand themselves, connect with others, and make sense of experiences that often feel confusing or overwhelming. Story‑based emotional learning gives children a safe way to explore those feelings, see themselves in characters, and practice language they can use in real life.
Kids Have Feelings Too creates gentle stories and practical tools that help families and classrooms build emotional awareness, connection, and resilience together.
Many children struggle with everyday emotional challenges, and our tools are designed to support them through experiences like:
Discomfort in school settings
Not following directions
Constant whining and complaining
Digital overwhelm
Lying or Hiding the truth
Angry and aggressive reactions
Talking back or arguing
Sibling rivalry and conflict
Procrastination or schoolwork struggles
Trouble managing big feelings
Disobedience or resistance
Consistent Tantrums or meltdowns
Our social‑emotional learning curriculum helps children build essential skills such as:
Creativity & Expressive thinking
Self regulation & Calming strategies
Problem solving & Flexible thinking
Perspective taking & Empathy
Why This Matters
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✅ Stronger writing and communication skills
✅ Improved reading and comprehension
✅ Creativity & Expressive thinking
✅ Perspective taking & Empathy
✅ Attention to detail & Focus
✅ Meaningful expression of thoughts
✅ Healthy emotional coping skills
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Why Emotional Intelligence Matters
According to the CDC, about one in six children between the ages of 2 and 8 has been diagnosed with a mental, behavioral, or developmental condition. This highlights how important it is to proactively support children’s emotional development and prepare them with skills that help them navigate feelings and relationships in healthy ways.
Emotional intelligence is the ability to:
✅ be aware of one’s own feelings
✅ manage emotions in healthy ways
✅ understand how others feel
✅ communicate effectively
✅ build positive relationships
Key components of emotional intelligence include:
✅ Self awareness
✅ Self regulation
✅ Motivation
✅ Empathy
✅ Social Skills
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Resilience is the ability to recover and adapt after challenging situations. When children learn resilience, they gain confidence in handling big feelings, solving problems, and navigating everyday stress in healthier ways.
Key benefits of resilience include:
✅ Building confidence
✅ Improved ability to cope with stress and emotions
✅Strengthening decision making skills
✅ Enhancing relationship skills
Resource for counselors.
Children’s Book
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This children’s book is full of colorful pages to keep you and your children engaged throughout the story. A lovely tale of two sisters taking a journey through a variety of feelings. This book serves as the perfect tool to encourage meaningful family conversations about mental health.
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After a fight with her sister Kirsty Ari embarks on a journey through her feelings.
With this book, it is with the hope that the utilization of children’s books will encourage engaging dialogue amongst families with their children on topics of mental health. This book can help children to:
✅ Increase their knowledge of healthy ways of dealing with conflict
✅Increased awareness of their emotions
✅ Learn to self-monitor their feelings develop strategies to change their emotional state.
Activity Journal
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This 30 day journaling guide helps children to build their emotional intelligence by increasing their emotional awareness, providing resources on how to manage their emotions, providing tools to increase their motivation, and improve social skills.
This activity journal is packed with resources to encourage meaningful family conversations about mental health.
✅ Practice thinking and writing skills.
✅ Mindfulness exercises
✅ Space to doodle and color
✅ Affirmations to boost self-esteem.
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The focus of the journals and activity books can be integrated into a program that can be delivered in a variety of settings (individually, small group, or whole classroom) by teachers, counselors, and other mental health professionals.
Core benefits children ages 3-10 can learn from the Ari series:
✅ Strengthens writing and communication skills
✅ Improves reading and comprehension
✅ Stimulates creativity
✅ Helps to problem solve and see things from different perspective
✅ Improves attention to detail
✅ Meaningful expression of thought
✅ Help children cope with feelings
“Kids Have Feelings Too” Bundle
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Let’s go all in!
In this bundle you will get the Ari Meets Her Feelings children’s book and activity journal together.
Using the book and activity journal together help to enhance the experience and delve deeper into unpacking your child’s feelings.
What People Are Saying
“This is an awesome book that deals with the different emotions that we all have. In the story, two sisters disagree in who should have a turn with a toy…Together, the sisters find out which emotion is the greatest of them all. I love hw the author highlights the social/emotional component of learning which is crucial for problem solving and interacting with others.”
— Captain Curriculum
“This book is a great way to teach children how to handle their ever changing emotions. I can see parents creating a “feelings box: for their own child and having them write down their problems on paper and placing it inside the box. It would be a good way to get a child to calm down and express their feelings in a positive way. This is especially true for siblings! This story is an excellent resource for families..”
— Lazann
“A great book about feelings. I love that it introduced children to various feelings and how children might exhibit those feelings. I also love that it showed what siblings may go through. The illustrations were really nice and helped capture the emotions of the story. I noticed at the end of the story that ere is also an activity book which would also be helpful.”
— Cece
“I love how this book teaches kids that it is okay to express their feelings, and that every one is entitled to feel how they feel… Great book to help with emotions and how to deal with them. Recommended read!”
— Author Vallean Jackson
“Love the way the author illustrated the story on feelings and emotions. Great read for any child. Love the illustrations.”
— Sherrel C.
“I really enjoyed this story. It created a familiar scene for me. It is great to teach children how to navigate their feelings and emotions at an early age. My favorite part of this story is the fundamental feeling that unifies us —love! Great job overall.”
— Olaolu
“This is a sweet story about emotions. When Ari gets in a fight with her sister, Kirsty, she discovers a box of feelings. A wonderful book with lovely illustrations that teaches children about the different emotions they feel.”
— Alison M.
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Channing Clark
Author
Channing is a mental health therapist, poet, playwright, and author who lives in the Maryland area.
Channing always enjoys hearing from her lovely readers as well as reading your comments. If you like her books, please leave a review :)
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Arianna Wilson
Main Character
Arianna, or Ari for short, is the bright and outspoken little sister to Kiersten. Ari loves to rap, sing, dance, and annoy her big sister Kirsty.
She would love to hear what you think about her first story. Feel free to leave a review and/or comment.
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Kiersten Wilson
Main Character
Kiersten, or Kirsty for short, is the creative, responsible, but goofy older sister to Ari. Kirsty loves writing short stories, drawing, and reading.
She would love to read your comments and reviews. So feel free to leave a comment and/or review.
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Siren Register
Translator
She was born and raised in Maryland. A graduate from Barry University, with a Bachelors of Arts in International Studies with a minor in Translation & Interpretation.
“This is an amazing book - it helps kids recognize their feelings with pictures in the book - like what an angry person looks like, or happy, or afraid, or a never ending love. Beautiful! Highly recommended for younger audience.”
— Hope Israel
“I love that this book literally brings feelings alive. The characters in the books and the readers can learn about the different feelings/emotions they have and how to handle them. The illustrations are brilliant.”
— Crystal Patterson
“A great book that illuminates the idea that everyone is entitled to their feelings and how we should respect how others feel. And that the greatest reaction we can give someone is a reaction that embodies love. Great read and amazing illustrations. Recommend for the home and classroom.”
— Shasha F.
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