When I Feel Too Big: A Calm Down Book for Kids Who Get Overwhelmed

About this book

One calming step on every page, for the moment a big feeling hits. This gentle book gives your child something to do when a feeling gets too big, not just words about it. When the world feels too loud, too fast, too bright, a little body can fill up faster than words can explain. Kai shows your child that big feelings are okay, and that there are gentle, physical ways to help them get smaller. Turn to one page, do one thing together, and let that be enough. Designed for ages 4 to 8, and made especially for autistic, sensory sensitive, and easily overwhelmed children. ONE CALMING STEP PER PAGE A feeling rises, and your child sees it happening in their own body Fourteen concrete calming actions, one to a page, literal enough to follow when words are hard The feeling shrinks, and your child sees that they did it THE 14 CALMING STRATEGIES Children practice: breathe out slow, hug myself tight, press my hands together, push on the wall, stomp my feet, go to my quiet place, cover my ears, close my eyes, hold something soft, wrap up cozy, sip cool water, find five things I see, name my feeling, and find my grown up. Gentle and concrete, never clinical. WHAT IS INSIDE 30 gentle, full color illustrated pages, one calming action on each A How to Use guide for grown ups, written for real moments My Calm Down Plan, a page your child circles to name the strategies that work for their body A closing celebration page Soft, low stimulation watercolor art made for sensory sensitive eyes A calm, predictable page every single time SKILLS DEVELOPED Noticing a big feeling as it rises Naming emotions Self regulation and coping strategies Body awareness and sensory self advocacy Asking a trusted adult for help Confidence that a hard feeling will pass WHY PARENTS CHOOSE CALM LEARNING A calm page produces calm focus. Every Calm Learning book is made for the child who needs less, not more. Fewer distractions. Clearer prompts. Gentler illustrations. One thing per page, a predictable structure, and soft art that lowers anxiety instead of raising it. This is not a book that explains feelings to a child who cannot hear an explanation yet. It is a book you can open in the middle of a hard moment and actually use. PERFECT FOR Ages 4 to 8 Autistic, ADHD, highly sensitive, and easily overwhelmed children Meltdowns, sensory overload, and big transitions A calm down corner at home Parents, grandparents, therapists, and counselors A gentle, screen free gift for a child who feels everything loudly ABOUT THE BIG FEELINGS BOOKS This is the first book in The Big Feelings Books, a Calm Learning series that gives young children real, physical tools for hard feelings, all with the same calm design. Watch for My Body Has Big Feelings, for busy buzzy bodies, and Where Do the Big Feelings Go?, for worries and what ifs.

What's inside

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