Reactions like faster breathing and heartbeat.Ĭhildren of different experiences fear for various reasons. Fear is associated with emotions like-Ī facial expression like wide eyes and an open mouth.īody language is like shaken limbs and an attempt to run away from the cause of fear. Under such circumstances, one either tries to run from the danger or face and fight the issue.

When your child experiences fear, their muscles tense, and pulse rate and respiration increase. The emotion of fear is known as a flight response. It comes from threats to mental peace, doubts, and the risk of potential danger. Adults are no exception when they experience fear. Fear: Fear is a dynamic emotion that can influence children's sense of survival. Happiness has its part to play in our physical & mental health.Ģ. The reality of what contributes to happiness is often more complex. However, the cause or reason for happiness is majorly influenced by the individual culture someone hails from. Children mostly stay happy and away from the complications of adult life. Voice tone like a pleasant way of talking

It is associated with-įacial expressions like a smile or laughter

Positive psychology (a branch of human psychology) has researched happiness. It is often a pleasant emotional state characterized by joy, contentment, satisfaction, gratification, well-being, and so on. Happiness: Happiness is the emotion we all strive for the most. People have found experiencing these emotions along a gradient. For instance, joy and trust can be combined to create the feeling of love. According to Plutchik's theory, basic emotions lead to even more shades of human emotions when they mix. Each emotion is represented with a different colour. The 6 core emotions are- happiness, fear, sadness, disgust, surprise, and anger. It is most helpful when children find it hard to describe what's going on in their minds. The possible usage of an emotion wheel is endless. Having a medium to show their feelings makes the children confident about expressing their emotions. There is a normal range or scale of emotions that all humans get to experience as they go through different situations and phases in life. An emotion wheel for children has 10 emotions with no sub-category. It features 6 primary emotions that are further divided into other sub-categories. Robert Plutchik, a psychologist, designed the original emotion wheel tool.

An emotion wheel is for children who find it difficult to express their feelings, especially the major ones.

Color wheel teaching kids emotions