Book Nook - Tiny Humans, Big Emotions: How to Navigate Tantrums, Meltdowns, and Defiance to Raise Emotionally Intelligent Children

Generations of children have been taught to shake it off, brush the dirt off their skinned knees, wipe the tears, and carry on. They’re building grit and resilience, but also a tacit understanding that one doesn’t express “big feelings.” Early childhood specialist Alyssa Blask Campbell was one such child, but now, as an educator, emotional development expert, and mother, she’s taken a new perspective on caregiving, one that starts with encouraging the expression of feelings—big and small—rather than tucking them away.

The future is emotionally intelligent.
In TINY HUMANS, BIG EMOTIONS: How to Navigate Tantrums, Meltdowns, and Defiance to Raise Emotionally Intelligent Children (Hardcover; Harvest; On Sale: October 10, 2023), Campbell and Lauren Stauble, an assistant professor of Early Childhood Education and mindfulness consultant, bring their considerable research and experience to bear on the subject of raising confident kids who feel comfortable in expressing their tears, anger, fears and fury. Understanding the triggers and root causes of all the difficult emotions that come with childhood, and with life, is critical to being able to navigate the many thorny patches.

Campbell and Stauble are at the forefront of a parenting and education revolution to help foster these essential skills with their proven Collaborative Emotion Processing (CEP) method which they researched across the United States. Designed for all humans, this innovative book shows caregivers how to handle their children’s outbursts while empowering them to recognize and manage difficult feelings like anger, sadness, and shame, along with anxiety. TINY HUMANS also equips adults with tools for emotional intelligence so they can respond with intention.

As science expands our understanding of the developing brain, we know how important it is to raise emotionally intelligent children. TINY HUMANS, BIG EMOTIONS is a guidebook that provides the tools to tackle every sort of stressful parenting moment, including:

· What to do when your child throws a tantrum (it’s not what you think!)

· How to react when your child hits, kicks, or bites

· How to regulate your child’s nervous system in the moment

· How to anticipate and end meltdowns before they even begin

Childhood is filled with wonder and pleasure, as well pain and conflict; TINY HUMANS, BIG EMOTIONS empowers caregivers to guide children through the range of emotions and their expressions of them, laying the groundwork for a lifetime of emotional intelligence.

Alyssa Blask Campbell, CEO of Seed & Sew, has a master’s degree in early childhood education, is a leading expert in emotional development, and travels the globe speaking on the topic. Her podcast, “Voices of Your Village,” is a gathering place for parents, caregivers, teachers, and experts, creating a modern parenting village and reaches listeners in more than 100 countries. Seed & Sew serves people across the globe through speaking, consulting, online courses, and early childhood professional development programs, sharing tools and expertise to build emotional intelligence. She has been featured as an expert in publications such as The Washington Post, Burlington Free Press, and Family Education. Alyssa’s show-up-as-you-are approach welcomes people into her village to getsupport at all ages and stages, shame free. “It’s never too early or too late to start,” she explains.