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Toddlers often experience big emotions but haven’t yet learned how to express them in words. Use words that describe feelings when talking to your toddler. For example, when watching a movie, notice when characters express emotions. Picture books also teach them to label feelings such as ‘happy,’ ‘sad,’ ‘angry,’ ‘hungry,’ or ‘tired’—model emotional expression by verbally naming your emotions and explaining why you feel them. For instance, you can say, “I feel happy because we’re going to the zoo!”.
