Excitement: when your child can't sit still
Birthdays, vacations, grandma's visit: excitement is wonderful – and can wind kids up so much that they can't fall asleep.
What's behind this feeling
Excitement is joy saved up in advance. It makes waiting thrilling, but can feel like a wiggle in the tummy that won't stop.
What can help
Make the time visible: count the sleeps, cross days off a calendar, draw a picture for the big day. Then the excitement has somewhere to go.
What the book says
These texts appear exactly like this on the double page. Read them aloud while your child colors.
This is Wiggles, the excitement unicorn. Wiggles shows up when something wonderful is coming soon – then it bounces up and down in your tummy and simply cannot sit still.
The questions
Where do you feel Wiggles? Is your tummy hopping? Do your feet want to wiggle? What are you looking forward to most right now?
The trick: Counting sleeps
If Wiggles will not let you fall asleep, count or draw the sleeps until the big day. Then Wiggles knows the plan and rests with you.
The Feelings Unicorn Crew →
This is Wiggles, the excitement dragon. He shows up when something wonderful is coming soon – then he bounces up and down in your tummy and simply cannot sit still..
The questions
Where do you feel Wiggles? Is your tummy hopping? Do your feet want to wiggle? What are you looking forward to most right now?
The trick: Counting sleeps
If Wiggles will not let you fall asleep, count or draw the sleeps until the big day. Then Wiggles knows the plan and rests with you.
The Feelings Dragon Crew →Excitement 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.
