Feelings Are Sacred

A free digital download from Mama & Harlem Co.

Why Talking About Feelings Matters

Helping children name and share their feelings gives them a lifelong toolkit. When emotions have words, kids feel seen, safe, and capable. This is the heart of Mama & Harlem Co.

What children gain

  • Emotional safety
    Kids relax when every feeling is welcome. Safety invites honesty.

  • Language for expression
    Naming feelings turns confusion into clarity. Words become bridges.

  • Self-trust
    Children learn to notice what is happening inside and trust their inner signals.

  • Healthy nervous systems
    Spoken feelings move through the body. Suppressed feelings tend to linger as stress.

  • Resilience
    Practice with big feelings builds confidence to meet life as it comes.

  • Generational healing
    Open conversations at home create new family patterns rooted in compassion.

Simple ways to start at home

  • Name it together
    Try “I see a lot of energy in your body. Is that sadness, frustration, or something else?”

  • Use a feelings menu
    Keep a small list nearby. Start with eight feelings
    Happy, Sad, Angry, Scared, Calm, Excited, Proud, Lonely

  • Tell the body story
    Ask where the feeling lives. Tummy, chest, throat, head.

  • Breathe and move
    Three slow breaths. Shake out hands. Place a hand on the heart.

  • Close with choice
    “Do you want a hug, a sip of water, or a quiet minute?”

  • Reflect later
    Celebrate the try. “You shared your feelings today. That was brave.”

For caregivers and guides

  • Lead with curiosity

  • Validate the feeling before problem solving

  • Keep language simple and concrete

  • Repeat the same few steps so it becomes a ritual

Our tools for your home

  • Feelings Are Sacred free printable pages
    A gentle space for kids to draw, circle, and share what they feel

  • Harlem and the Golden Bubble
    A bedtime story that teaches emotional safety and energetic boundaries

  • Golden Bubble Spray
    A playful ritual to anchor calm and protection before sleep or school

Ready to begin today
Download the free Feelings Are Sacred pages and add a five minute feelings check-in to your routine. Small daily actions create big change.

What’s Inside:

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    Emotional Tracker Wheel – A tool to help children name what they feel in the moment.

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    Daily Emotional Check-In – Simple prompts to build awareness and communication.

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    Bedtime Wind-Down Page – A calming ritual to process the day and prepare for restful sleep.

Why We Made This:

Because emotional literacy is sacred.
And helping our children build that inner compass is one of the greatest gifts we can give.

This free journal is a daily invitation into emotional presence—for both you and your child.
It’s more than a worksheet. It’s the beginning of emotional legacy.

We created it as a gentle introduction to our upcoming 30-day Feelings Are Sacred Journal coming in 2026—a deeper journey to support emotional awareness, self-regulation, and heart-to-heart connection, one day at a time.

When we help our children name what they feel, we teach them that their inner world matters.
And that’s how healing becomes generational.

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