I feel like...
This is a really helpful game which gives children permission to communicate their emotions to you so strengthening your bond and boosting what some experts call 'emotional intelligence'.
Choose a topic - e.g. feelings - happy/sad/energetic/tired/enthusiastic/grumpy
Discuss the topic with your child and explain that you are going to say I feel like (insert the emotion). You then act out the emotion, then your child also has to act it out.
Then swap over so your child says I feel like (insert emotion), they act it out, then you do the same.
This can really open up a discussion about feelings, and help your child to recognise both their own feelings, and the feelings of others. You could then talk about how you might help others - e.g. if someone was sad, what might you do to cheer the person up?
