Big Bad’s Big Feelings - Calming Stories for Kids

Annoyed and anxious and angry, oh my! Looks like our friends from the Folktale Forest are on an emotional roller coaster, especially the Big Bad Wolf. He's so upset, he just wants to howl at the moon! Luckily, they encounter a caring capybara who patiently helps them sort through their big feelings and calm themselves down. Join Jonathan, Redge, and Big Bad as they learn how to understand one another, and huff and puff their stress away. 

PARENTS, TEACHERS AND HOMESCHOOLERS: Recognizing overwhelming feelings is one of the first steps towards feeling better and managing stress. This is an original story that helps kids learn how to self-regulate. It covers many coping strategies and ends with a mindfulness exercise that will help young people move through their anxious feelings. We have a special grownup companion guide for this episode, “Are You Feeling Big Feelings?” It’s FREE when you sign up for our community mailing list:
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Episode webpage: https://jonincharacter.com/big-bads-big-feelings

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SPECIAL THANKS: Our caring capybara, Serena, is performed by Chanel Tsang, host of Peace Out Podcast, mindfulness stories for kids. Chanel is a Montessori educator, family supports practitioner, and yoga and mindfulness meditation guide. She created the Peace Out Podcast as a resource for parents and educators to promote social-emotional skills and introduce yoga and mindfulness to children: https://peaceoutpodcast.com/

CONTACT MR. REDGE HOTLINE Grownups, have your kids contact us for a chance to appear in a future podcast episode: https://jonincharacter.com/contact-the-podcast/

CREDITS: This episode has been a Jonincharacter production. Today’s story was written by Amy Thompson and edited by Molly Murphy. Jonathan, Mr. Redge and the Big Bad Wolf were performed by Jonathan Cormur. Special thanks to Chanel Tsang from Peace Out Podcast who voiced Serena. Sound recording and production by Jermaine Hamilton at Hamilton Studios.

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Chapters

• 1:24 Off to see Ol' Glimmer!
• 1:44 Jonathan and Mr. Redge get on each other's nerves
• 3:29 Why is the Big Bad Wolf so upset?
• 6:34 Serena the Capybara is here!
• 7:42 Serena helps Jonathan, Redge and Big Bad sort through their feelings
• 12:29 Do you want to try a mindfulness exercise?
• 15:15 Follow the yellow brick road to Glimmerland!
• 15:42 Contact the podcast