[Christina Fletcher]

One of my favorite ways to help children recognize their emotions and respond effectively, is to have a chart or emotion map out, I prefer emotion maps that have first the emotion with the picture, glad, mad, happy, sad, etc. once they know what they are expressing then we can talk about what that means and to help them understand it

[Makina]

let them talk while you listening and express how they are feeling and you can help coming up with solutions

[Mackenzie]

The best way to help a child recognize their emotions is by letting them express themselves and giving them a safe space to do so.

[Mason]

some of the best ways to help children recognize their emotions and control their responses is by giving them time to process, and encourage them to communicate and speak. By doing this they are learning to better regulate their emotions and work on controlling them.

[Hannah Okamoto]

What are some of the best ways to help children recognize their emotions and control their responses?

Recently, in my classroom we have emotion cards that have most emotions with a picture of a child using that emotion. Its been helping the children recognize their feelings in the moment then use words on how they are feeling

[Natalie Gurian-West]

When they are upset/elevated, describing their body language, any sounds they are making, what happened before they got upset, and naming how they are likely feeling can help recognize this emotion in the future.

[Pearl]

It is helpful to help students name and identify their emotions or what they are expressing while keeping calm and supportive. It’s good to reassure the student and provide a positive feedback or piece of information that could help to redirect the child either by engaging in another activity or working on self regulation of those emotions. Modeling what to do is the best way for kids to learn to recognize and control their emotional responses.

[Azucena C]

By understanding the child looking for signs to understand how they are feeling either frustrated or happy or sad or mad . Paying close attention to them when they are calm as well and noticing the changes in behavior knowing what triggers them to feel sad or mad .

[lesley]

mostly kids don’t have the words to describe their big emotions understanding how they are feeling and making them know its ok to feel like that Another way to help would be to have a Feeling Chart so they can point to the picture they relate to happy, sad, scared, angry,

[Sarah]

One of the best ways to help children regulate their emotions is to help them identify them and express them. The student and teacher then can develop a plan for moving forward.

[Vladyslav]

A good way to help kids understand their feelings and manage how they react is by practicing calming techniques every day. We can act out situations where they feel upset or anxious, then show them how to calm down. Doing this in the place where they can go when they’re upset can make it even more helpful. This practice helps kids get better at recognizing their feelings and knowing what to do when they’re upset.

[Tetiana]

A good way to help kids understand their feelings and manage how they react is by practicing calming techniques every day. We can act out situations where they feel upset or anxious, then show them how to calm down. Doing this in the place where they can go when they’re upset can make it even more helpful. This practice helps kids get better at recognizing their feelings and knowing what to do when they’re upset.

[Erin]

Stories involving characters who are experiencing a wide range of emotions give us examples that we can use to reflect on and reference later in the classroom when children are exhibiting behaviors indicative of different emotions. The distance between the character in the book and the child experiencing the stress or emotion helps us to prompt the child to discuss their feelings without putting uncomfortable focus on the emotion being exhibited in the moment.

[Nicole Huy]

Some best ways are to understand why the child is stressed, allow them to understand why they are stressed, and allow processing time while also using the limited time method

[Joan Peters]

Tell them that it’s okay to feel sad. Validate how they feel. Once they start feeling better, offer ways they can help themselves.