Use toys to talk about emotions

What you need

• Toy figures, animals or vehicles 

What to do 

• Play with toy figures, animals or vehicles with your child.  
• Talk about how the toys might feel as well as what they’re doing as you play.  
• For example, “Tiger is excited because she’s going to the top of the tower.”  
• Help your child to remember a time when they have experienced the same emotion, or talk about a time you felt that way.
• Talk about what you did and how it felt.