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Wellbeing Tip!

 Identifying our Feelings

Being aware of our emotions can help us identify what causes them - the good and the bad! It's important to be specific when identifying how we are feeling. We often feel more than just sad - do we feel abandoned or embarrassed or any other range of emotions. 

The feelings wheel below can help children (and adults) to be more specific about how they are feeling. It's important to develop our ability to identify our emotions for many reasons.

  • Are you feeling happy? Do you feel successful because of feedback from another or are you feeling inspired because of something you just watched? The specifics of why we feel happy can help us to reflect about how to create more opportunities for these feelings in our lives.
  • Do you feel angry? Are you feeling betrayed by a friend? Is the anger actually rooted in fear? Recognising the negative emotions can also allow us to reflect on how to prevent them in the future.
Many people enjoy using mood trackers to help them keep track of emotions each day.



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