“Emotions and Feelings,” a book with interesting and colorful illustrations, helps children over 2 years old better understand and overcome the states they go through. The book is written in the first person singular, with the child as the central character.
A strong emotion is like a huge wave: your heart beats faster, you feel short of breath, your mouth dries up, you tremble – you are very emotional, you have tears in your eyes, your stomach hurts. After a while, you calm down and discover which feeling was actually hidden behind that emotion. The emotion signals that something you are sensitive to is preparing the appearance of a feeling.
The major human feelings are: joy, sadness, fear, shame, jealousy, anger, happiness. Emotions and feelings are the main cause of all difficulties with others. When everything is fine, they allow you to love and be loved, and also to learn and grow. But sometimes, they are too strong for you, or you put "too much" into all your relationships. You need to understand them and learn to overcome them.
Alongside "Emotions and Feelings," you can also discover the books "Good or Bad" and "Anger" from the same series written by Dr. Dolto. This series is aimed at children, parents, and important adults around them. With the help of Robin’s drawings, which illustrate emotional but instructive moments, Catherine Dolto presents everyday situations from the lives of children and their close ones.
Catherine Dolto, accompanied by her editor and collaborator Colline Faure-Poirée, shares her unique knowledge about child education and appears at the end of the book as Doctor Cat, addressing the little ones as if face to face in her office. She knows how to put into words the feelings of children, what agitates, displeases, and unsettles them. And she has a favorite saying: "When we understand better, we grow better."
Recommended age: 2 years+
Author(s): Catherine Dolto, Colline Faure-Poirée
Year of publication: 2020
Format: 16.5 x 20 cm
Cover type: Hardcover
Number of pages: 32
ISBN: 978-606-048-210-9
