Disgust: when your child says "yuck"
Spinach, snails, mushy bananas: disgust comes fast and with the whole body. In kids, often about things that are perfectly harmless.
What's behind this feeling
Disgust protects us from things that could harm us. But sometimes it gets it wrong and thinks something tasty is yucky.
What can help
No pressure, just an invitation: a tasting bite as small as a pea. Disgust is allowed – and sometimes it changes its mind.
What the book says
These texts appear exactly like this on the double page. Read them aloud while your child colors.
This is Icky, the yuck unicorn. Icky shows up when something tastes, smells, or looks yucky – then your whole body gives itself a shake. Icky is actually looking after you: it checks what is allowed into your mouth.
The questions
Where do you feel Icky? Is your nose wrinkling up? Is your whole body shaking? What do you find really yucky? And what did another child find yucky that you think is yummy?
The trick: The tasting bite
Sometimes Icky gets it wrong! The rule for unicorn pros: one tiny tasting bite. If it is still yucky after that, it is allowed to stay yucky.
The Feelings Unicorn Crew →
This is Icky, the yuck dragon. She shows up when something tastes, smells, or looks yucky – then your whole body gives itself a shake. Icky is actually looking after you: she checks what is allowed into your mouth.
The questions
Where do you feel Icky? Is your nose wrinkling up? Is your whole body shaking? What do you find really yucky? And what did another child find yucky that you think is yummy?
The trick: The tasting bite
Sometimes Icky gets it wrong! The rule for dragon pros: one tiny tasting bite. If it is still yucky after that, it is allowed to stay yucky.
The Feelings Dragon Crew →Disgust and 23 more feelings to color
Every feeling on its own double page, with a read-aloud text, questions and a trick. For ages 3 and up.
