A Kids Co. Blog

Working through fear with kids

by Yazmin Macias / Sep 06, 2022
Explaining to kids how to process feeling scared, and how to listen to your body when you’re feeling big emotions. Nakita Simpson and Dr. Lockhart talk to kids about feeling scared. 

Talking to kids about feeling happiness

by Yazmin Macias / Sep 06, 2022

Nakita Simpson, author of A Kids Book About Emotions, and Dr. Lockhart talk about what happiness is, and why we feel happiness. Exploring how to keep our feelings from building up, and how we can be feeling two opposite things at once. 

Answering kids’ questions about emotions

by Yazmin Macias / Aug 15, 2022

Author of A Kids Book About Emotions, Nakita Simpson, is interviewed by Cyla, an important voice on the It’s OK To Ask and She Sounds Like Me podcasts. Cyla asks Nakita about art and emotions, finding a way to explain them like cake. 

What do I tell my kids when they’re bored?

by Yazmin Macias / Aug 15, 2022

Explaining to kids why they should embrace the feeling of being bored. Author Kyle Steed talks to kids about finding creativity in boredom and allowing boredom to better connect you with your surroundings.    

How to explain war to kids

by Yazmin Macias / Aug 15, 2022

Author and journalist Sarah Jones explains what war is to kids and why it happens. Talking to kids about the history of war and the emotions that come when war is happening.

Talking about immigration with kids

by Yazmin Macias / Aug 11, 2022
Author MJ Calderon explains immigration to kids and talks about his personal experience with immigration. Encouraging kids to have empathy for the experiences of others and to stay politically active when they can.

Teaching kids about adventure

by Yazmin Macias / Aug 11, 2022

Author Ben Tertin talks to kids about different types of adventures they can go on and the feelings that come with those adventures. Encouraging kids to always be open to exploring new things.

Teaching kids about community building

by Yazmin Macias / Aug 11, 2022

Author Shane Feldman teaches kids about finding the different communities they are a part of in their life. Showing kids they can be a community builder or starter, and how to always include others who feel left out.