“In My Little Big Heart “: Video Story Narrated By Children

In My Little Big Heart is a tale by Jo Witek, which gives voice to children’s emotions and feelings. Its beautiful illustrations and the simplicity of the words form a perfect mix for children to recognize their feelings in many forms and with different colors.

The joy, the sadness, the calm, the anger, the fear…  All the emotions that children aged 3 and over can already recognize and can express are covered in this beautiful story. Taking advantage of the depth of the message, the story is even sweeter and more exciting as it is told by the little ones of the house.

We can delight in the sweet little voices that give color and intensity to the story. We can hear phrases like “My heart is like a small house. Many things happen inside… and it’s all upside down! There are thunderous laughter and rainy days, great anger and the desire to jump on one leg. Today I will open the door of my heart to let you enter ».

As we can see, it is a language very close to us which, thanks to the fantastic idea of ​​having children tell it,  also becomes a wonderful tool to teach our children to communicate their emotions and feelings. 

In my little big heart and emotional education

Getting children to play with the expression and verbalization of their emotions and feelings is the first and most essential task in building their intrapersonal and interpersonal skills. Although a priori it seems very complicated to us, because perhaps we are not completely able to manage our emotions, the truth is that, by working with them, we have the opportunity to improve ourselves too.

The first step is to become  aware of the emotions. For this purpose we can use some drawings where there are several children and ask the little ones how they think the children feel in the images. We can also ask them to draw faces that represent a person who feels a certain emotion or to tell stories related to different emotions.

Once children become aware of when and how their own and others’ emotions are expressed, we need to help them discern the correct ways to express them and avoid conflicts that go beyond the situations that generated them. We can help them, for example, to create an emotion diary, to identify with a balloon when they get angry, to relax by breathing, to think positively, to chase away negative thoughts, etc.

Other indispensable skills are those that allow them to relate to others and strengthen their self-esteem.  Children, therefore, need to know that they have the  right to say no  when something doesn’t suit them, that it is not nice to spread gossip, that it is always necessary to put yourself in others’ shoes and try to show others how important it is that they do it too. them, etc.

In the wake of all this, we cannot forget the  skills of personal autonomy, the ones that will allow them to manage their life firsthand. A child must have his business card very clear, he must be able to highlight his positive sides and recognize those he needs to improve. In addition, he must know how to pamper himself, take care of himself and love himself.

For this purpose, diaries, memory boxes, games in which compliments are made are very useful, I would venture to say vital  .  Only in this way will they be able to respect each other, only in this way will they be able to understand that friendship is a flower that must be looked after by both sides.

This will allow them to grow in the habit of self-understanding, with a positive attitude towards homework, with a list of pleasant achievements accessible in their memory, with the guarantee of living surrounded by people so wonderful that they appreciate life. . And  all of this begins if every child understands what’s in my little big heart .