Words that embrace emotions

Teacher Lee Hyeon-a, author of “Words that Embrace Emotions,” has been working as a “mind pharmacist” in the classroom for a long time, listening to children’s concerns and comforting their hearts. In the process, she learned that many children have difficulty expressing and controlling their emotions.
Most children express their emotions with limited language, saying, “Oh, that’s annoying!” when they feel wronged, and “I’m really annoyed!” when they feel upset. Especially these days, children who are exposed to SNS from an early age express their emotions simply by pressing “like” and “heart.” As a result, they often lose the opportunity to express the subtle and profound emotions that lie beyond.
Teacher Lee Hyeon-a wrote this book with affection and a strong heart to help such children express and control their emotions.

A child with healthy emotional language
You have the power to wisely express and control your mind.
So that children can become the masters of their own minds and walk out into the world with strength,
Keep clear, strong emotional language nearby.

-Lee Hyun-ah (15 years of experience as an elementary school teacher, representative of the Children's Book Research Group)

★Why is it important to express and regulate emotions?

The reason why expressing and controlling emotions is essential is because it is related to important interpersonal relationships, academic achievement, and mental health in the process of children growing up healthily. For example, if you cannot properly understand and express sad emotions, you may have a hard time at school, concentrating on your studies, and communicating with friends due to an inexplicable sense of helplessness and overwhelming sadness. At such times, if you clearly realize that your current emotion is sadness and receive help and comfort from those around you, your child can live his or her own life healthily and wisely.
Also, in Inside Out 2, various emotions such as anxiety, envy, boredom, and embarrassment appear, and anxiety in particular drives the story. When anxiety strikes children these days, who are fiercely competitive and comparing, they often end up pushing themselves to the worst situation and becoming frustrated because they don't know how to deal with the emotion of anxiety. How great would it be if I had an 'emotional language' that could hug myself tightly at times like this?
This book gives children a nutritious emotional language.

Features of this book

1. Explore 4 emotions across 18 areas using a mood meter based on expert research.
The 'Mood Meter' is a tool developed by the Yale Emotional Intelligence Center to recognize and control emotions. It divides emotions into four color spectrums based on the 'comfort level' on the horizontal axis and the 'energy state' on the vertical axis. It has the advantage of allowing you to intuitively see the distribution of emotions at a glance and to examine similar emotions in each area.
『Words that embrace emotions』 explores 4 emotions in 18 areas through the 'Mood Meter for Children' reconstructed by teacher Lee Hyeon-ah to fit the eye level of children. If you look at the color and location of your current emotions through the 'Mood Meter for Children' like this, you can clearly identify emotions and give them specific names as if you were holding a 'map of emotions' in your hand.

2. You can understand emotions through the vivid concerns that real children share in the classroom.
『Words that Embrace Emotions』 starts from the vivid concerns that children have shared in the classroom, so all children who read this book can nod their heads and empathize with it. In addition, the illustrations of author Han Yeon-jin, who creates books with sensory pictures and unique ideas, vividly express the facial expressions and gestures that appear when emotions arise, so that we can better connect the signals of our bodies that appear according to emotions.

3. We provide situational solutions based on the experiences of current elementary school teachers.
Teacher Lee Hyeon-a, who has watched children more closely than anyone else for a long time, clearly presents situation-specific solutions based on her experiences, with a spoonful of affection and empathy.
In addition, we provide the exact meaning of each emotion and various examples so that children can deeply explore their emotions by talking with their caregivers or teachers in the classroom and at home. Lastly, we provide one-liners and actions that can be applied directly to real life so that you can use this book more practically.

4. Rich activities are possible with the emotion cards provided as an appendix.
In addition to the 18 emotions in the book, 36 emotion cards with more diverse emotions and solutions are provided as an appendix. Spread the front of the cards with your child and listen to your heart. Then, choose a card that resonates with you, check the name of the emotion, and turn it over. On the back of the emotion card, there are words that embrace the emotion. Practice expressing your emotions in a healthy way by reading along with the emotion-specific heart solutions anytime, anywhere, whether at home or in the classroom.