Little Hearts, Big Feelings — A Parent's Guide to Teaching Babies & Toddlers About Emotions | Printable PDF

Little Hearts, Big Feelings — Teaching Your Baby & Toddler to Recognize and Manage Emotions, Starting in Infancy

You don't have to wait until your child is "old enough." The little lessons you plant now — naming feelings out loud, offering your calm, practicing together on ordinary days — grow right along with your child. This warm, encouraging guide walks you through emotional learning from the very first months, in a way that feels like grace, not a report card.

What's inside (10 pages):

• Why starting early works — before children can calm themselves, they borrow our calm; that's co-regulation, and it's where self-control is built
• Emotional learning age by age: 0–6 months, 6–12 months, 1–2 years, 2–3 years, and 3–5 years
• Naming feelings all day long, with a simple 4-step pattern and copyable parent scripts you can use word for word
• A printable feelings-faces chart — happy, sad, mad, scared, surprised, proud — for your fridge or calm corner
• Calm-down tools matched to each age, from a stuffed-animal breathing buddy to a cozy calm-down corner
• Big-feelings moments — tantrums, hitting, and biting — with what to do in the moment and what to do after it passes
• Daily habits that help feelings skills grow, little by little
• Printable feelings & calm-choice cards to cut apart and practice with on happy days
• A supplies checklist by age — plus the honest note that most families already own most of it
• When to ask for extra help, including asking your pediatrician about a free early-intervention evaluation

Print-at-home details: Instant digital download — 1 PDF, 10 pages, US Letter (8.5" × 11"), designed at 300 DPI in soft lavender, sage, and cream. Print the feelings chart and calm-choice cards as often as you like for your family. No physical item will be shipped.

Please note: This guide is for general information and encouragement only. It is not medical, developmental, or professional advice, and it does not diagnose or treat any condition. Every child is different — please talk with your child's pediatrician about your child's individual needs, and seek prompt care if you are ever concerned. If you have concerns about your child's development or behavior, ask your pediatrician about an early-intervention evaluation — it's free to ask.

From one parent heart to another — you've got this. From Casey's Children's Collective.

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