Did you know that your emotions come from
your brain? There’s no such thing as a bad emotion – every emotion like happiness, sad, angry, or
anxious has an important role to play. Everyone has emotions – kids, teenagers, and adults.
Emotions can help us work out how to respond or behave in different environments and situations.
Sometimes our emotions can get big they can start to bubble up and up until they
come out quickly in ways that are not very kind or helpful to ourselves and others. We might feel
so frustrated or angry that we react by screaming at someone even though it could get us into
trouble or hurt their feelings. We may feel so overwhelmed with how hard our homework is that we
might throw it away or run into our room crying. By understanding how our brains work we can
begin to understand our emotions. Then we can learn ways to help calm down big emotions and
express them in more helpful and positive ways.
