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My Feelings and My Needs Poster
Our Feelings and Needs poster is a gentle visual guide for families to explore their inner world, connecting their feelings with their needs in a safe, supportive way. Aligned with the Our Feelings / Perasaan Kita book set, this poster encourages children and parents to identify, express, and understand their emotions, helping them grow in emotional awareness and empathy.
By recognizing how feelings and needs are interconnected, children and parent cam learn that all feelings are valid, and each feeling points to a need that can be met with compassion. It fosters collaboration, problem solving, emotional awareness and empathy, guiding children and parents to express themselves and recognize that every feeling matters.
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How to use:
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Gently ask your child how they might be feeling, and invite them to explore the emotions on the poster together.
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Once you've identified the feeling, ask your child what they believe they might need. You can offer guidance by reading out the needs that align with that feeling.
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You can kindly ask "Do you feel your need has been met?". If not, this could be a great opportunity for you to collaborate and find a way to meet the need together.
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If the need has already been met, invite your child to reflect and share their experience of how that need was fulfilled.
You can model this process for your child by practicing it together. This approach helps children link their emotions to actionable needs, building self-awareness and emotional expression.
To expand this method, explore other feelings and needs beyond those on the poster through daily situations. Encourage your child to identify new emotions they’ve felt and brainstorm needs that might support those feelings
