Habitual Sleepers

Emotional intelligence matters. 🌟

It’s a huge part of being emotionally healthy—and it’s a skill we teach, not something kids are just expected to know.

Emotional intelligence is the ability to:

• recognize our own emotions
• understand what they’re telling us
• learn how to manage them
• and begin to notice and respect the emotions of others

One simple way to build this skill? Use a mirror.

🪞 Mirror, Mirror
(inspired by Rebecca Eanes, Positive Parenting)

Have your child look in the mirror and make the face they would have in different situations. This helps them connect feelings to facial expressions and body awareness.

Try prompts like:

• Your favorite toy breaks → angry
• You’re going to the park → excited
• You hear a sudden, loud noise in the dark → scared
• You can’t find the right puzzle piece → dissapointed
• Auntie came to visit → happy
• You make a funny face and start giggling → silly
• Your eyes feel heavy and body feels slow → tired

This isn’t about correcting emotions.

It’s about naming them, normalizing them, and giving kids the language to express what’s happening on the inside.

When children can identify how they feel, they’re far more capable of regulating those feelings as they grow. 💙

Simple tools. Lifelong skills.