Embarrassment: when your child feels embarrassed
Fell over, gave the wrong answer, everyone laughed: embarrassment brings red cheeks and the wish to be invisible.
What's behind this feeling
Embarrassment visits everyone – kids, parents, teachers. It shows that other people matter to us.
What can help
Tell your child about your own most embarrassing moment. It makes embarrassment smaller right away. And if everyone laughs, you can simply laugh along.
What the book says
These texts appear exactly like this on the double page. Read them aloud while your child colors.
This is Blush, the embarrassment unicorn. Blush shows up when something feels embarrassing – then your cheeks glow and you want to hide. But psst: Blush visits absolutely everyone. Even Mom, Dad, and your teacher.
The questions
Where do you feel Blush? Are your cheeks getting hot? Do you want to make yourself small? What felt embarrassing to you once? Is it maybe even funny by now?
The trick: Laughing along
If everyone laughs, just laugh along! Whoever can laugh at themselves is a true unicorn pro. And by tomorrow, everyone will have forgotten anyway.
The Feelings Unicorn Crew →
This is Blush, the embarrassment dragon. She shows up when something feels embarrassing – then your cheeks glow and you want to hide. But psst: Blush visits absolutely everyone. Even Mom, Dad, and your teacher.
The questions
Where do you feel Blush? Are your cheeks getting hot? Do you want to make yourself small? What felt embarrassing to you once? Is it maybe even funny by now?
The trick: Laughing along
If everyone laughs, just laugh along! Whoever can laugh at themselves is a true dragon pro. And by tomorrow, everyone will have forgotten anyway.
The Feelings Dragon Crew →Embarrassment 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.
