From Feelings to Flourishing: Supporting Social-Emotional Wellbeing in Children
From Feelings to Flourishing: Supporting Social-Emotional Wellbeing in Children
Support Group - Tuesday 8th July 2025
6:00pm - 8:00pm AEST (New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania)
6:30pm - 8:30pm South Australia, Northern Territory
6:00pm - 8:00pm Western Australia
Individual - $119 - Team - $499
Tax Deductible, Certificate received for Professional Development
Overview:
This resource-rich program offers a compassionate and practical approach to supporting children’s social and emotional development in early childhood settings. Through engaging tools like Emotion Cards and the Feeling Wheel, children learn to identify, understand, and express their feelings in healthy ways. Complementing these tools is a powerful 2-hour training session for educators and families, grounded in Positive Psychology principles such as emotional regulation, resilience, empathy, gratitude, and connection. With strategies inspired by the PERMA model, art and play therapy, mindfulness, and inclusive communication techniques, this holistic guide empowers adults to create emotionally responsive environments where every child feels seen, safe, and supported — laying the foundation for lifelong wellbeing.
What Early Childhood Educators Will Learn:
Through this professional learning experience, early childhood educators will gain practical tools, strategies, and insights to support children’s social and emotional development. Educators will explore key principles of positive psychology, learn how to use emotion cards and feeling wheels effectively, and develop confidence in helping children build emotional literacy, resilience, and self-regulation. The session also strengthens educators' own wellbeing and fosters stronger relationships between children, families, and educators — creating a more emotionally supportive early learning environment.
Topics:
1. Understand Emotional Development in Early Childhood
Recognise how emotional literacy forms the foundation for healthy social relationships, self-confidence, and classroom participation.
Understand age-appropriate emotional milestones and how to gently support children through big feelings and behaviour.
2. Apply Positive Psychology in Everyday Practice
Explore Martin Seligman’s PERMA model and how its five pillars (Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment) can be translated into early childhood routines and rituals.
Shift from “what’s wrong” to “what’s strong” by focusing on children’s strengths, positive emotions, and growth potential.
3. Use Visual Tools for Emotional Expression
Learn how to create and introduce Emotion Cards and the Feeling Wheel as tools to help children identify and name emotions.
Use these resources during morning check-ins, transitions, circle time, or one-on-one conversations to foster communication and self-awareness.
4. Support Emotional Regulation and Resilience
Introduce calming techniques like breathing exercises, sensory play (e.g., playdough), and reflective spaces like “Calm Cubby” (Safe Space for Children)
Teach children how to problem-solve, name emotions, and recover from setbacks through play-based learning and mindful moments.
5. Build Strong, Empathetic Relationships
Strengthen the emotional connection between educators and children through warm, responsive interactions.
Use language, storytelling, and group discussions to build empathy and kindness in peer relationships.
6. Partner with Families for Emotional Consistency
Empower families with strategies and tools to support emotional learning at home.
Promote collaborative care through shared language, tools, and daily emotional check-ins between home and centre.
7. Prioritise Educator Wellbeing
Reflect on your own emotional energy and how it influences the classroom.
Explore self-care strategies and the importance of emotional resilience in your role as a caregiver, role model, and leader.
Included Resources for Educators
You’ll receive a beautifully curated set of practical tools you can begin using immediately:
✅ Printable Tools:
Emotion Cards (Full-colour & black-and-white versions)
Feeling Wheel Template (Customisable and ready to use)
Blob Tree Chart (To support emotional check-ins and empathy)
“Calm Cubby” (Safe Space for Children) Guide (With visuals and setup ideas)
✅ Educator Handouts:
PERMA Cheat Sheet – How to use the five pillars of wellbeing in your setting
Classroom Strategies for Resilience – Quick tips to build children’s confidence
Mindful Moments Toolkit – Breathing exercises, gratitude games, and emotional regulation ideas
Positive Language Prompts – Empowering phrases to use with children
✅ Family Connection Tools:
Take-Home Emotion Cards – For children to use at home
Mini Family Guide: Supporting Emotions at Home
Gratitude Jar Activity Sheet for families to implement together
Support Group - Tuesday 8th July 2025
6:00pm - 8:00pm AEST (New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania)
6:30pm - 8:30pm South Australia, Northern Territory
6:00pm - 8:00pm Western Australia
Individual - $119 - Team - $499
Tax Deductible, Certificate received for Professional Development
Overview:
This resource-rich program offers a compassionate and practical approach to supporting children’s social and emotional development in early childhood settings. Through engaging tools like Emotion Cards and the Feeling Wheel, children learn to identify, understand, and express their feelings in healthy ways. Complementing these tools is a powerful 2-hour training session for educators and families, grounded in Positive Psychology principles such as emotional regulation, resilience, empathy, gratitude, and connection. With strategies inspired by the PERMA model, art and play therapy, mindfulness, and inclusive communication techniques, this holistic guide empowers adults to create emotionally responsive environments where every child feels seen, safe, and supported — laying the foundation for lifelong wellbeing.
What Early Childhood Educators Will Learn:
Through this professional learning experience, early childhood educators will gain practical tools, strategies, and insights to support children’s social and emotional development. Educators will explore key principles of positive psychology, learn how to use emotion cards and feeling wheels effectively, and develop confidence in helping children build emotional literacy, resilience, and self-regulation. The session also strengthens educators' own wellbeing and fosters stronger relationships between children, families, and educators — creating a more emotionally supportive early learning environment.
Topics:
1. Understand Emotional Development in Early Childhood
Recognise how emotional literacy forms the foundation for healthy social relationships, self-confidence, and classroom participation.
Understand age-appropriate emotional milestones and how to gently support children through big feelings and behaviour.
2. Apply Positive Psychology in Everyday Practice
Explore Martin Seligman’s PERMA model and how its five pillars (Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment) can be translated into early childhood routines and rituals.
Shift from “what’s wrong” to “what’s strong” by focusing on children’s strengths, positive emotions, and growth potential.
3. Use Visual Tools for Emotional Expression
Learn how to create and introduce Emotion Cards and the Feeling Wheel as tools to help children identify and name emotions.
Use these resources during morning check-ins, transitions, circle time, or one-on-one conversations to foster communication and self-awareness.
4. Support Emotional Regulation and Resilience
Introduce calming techniques like breathing exercises, sensory play (e.g., playdough), and reflective spaces like “Calm Cubby” (Safe Space for Children)
Teach children how to problem-solve, name emotions, and recover from setbacks through play-based learning and mindful moments.
5. Build Strong, Empathetic Relationships
Strengthen the emotional connection between educators and children through warm, responsive interactions.
Use language, storytelling, and group discussions to build empathy and kindness in peer relationships.
6. Partner with Families for Emotional Consistency
Empower families with strategies and tools to support emotional learning at home.
Promote collaborative care through shared language, tools, and daily emotional check-ins between home and centre.
7. Prioritise Educator Wellbeing
Reflect on your own emotional energy and how it influences the classroom.
Explore self-care strategies and the importance of emotional resilience in your role as a caregiver, role model, and leader.
Included Resources for Educators
You’ll receive a beautifully curated set of practical tools you can begin using immediately:
✅ Printable Tools:
Emotion Cards (Full-colour & black-and-white versions)
Feeling Wheel Template (Customisable and ready to use)
Blob Tree Chart (To support emotional check-ins and empathy)
“Calm Cubby” (Safe Space for Children) Guide (With visuals and setup ideas)
✅ Educator Handouts:
PERMA Cheat Sheet – How to use the five pillars of wellbeing in your setting
Classroom Strategies for Resilience – Quick tips to build children’s confidence
Mindful Moments Toolkit – Breathing exercises, gratitude games, and emotional regulation ideas
Positive Language Prompts – Empowering phrases to use with children
✅ Family Connection Tools:
Take-Home Emotion Cards – For children to use at home
Mini Family Guide: Supporting Emotions at Home
Gratitude Jar Activity Sheet for families to implement together