Emotions
Ages 3–10
Feelings Weather Journal
Every day, their inner weather: a simple ritual for naming emotions.
Weekly Family Routine Planner
Your whole family's week on one page: school, activities, meals, quiet time.
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A child who can say "I'm frustrated" hits less. This journal builds emotional vocabulary through a two-minute daily ritual: what's your inner weather today — sunny, stormy, foggy?
What's inside
- 31 daily weather check-in pages
- A feelings wheel with kid-friendly emotion words
- Conversation starters for the dinner table
- A parent guide to affect labeling (the science, in plain words)
How to use it
Do the weather check-in at the same moment daily — dinner works well
Share your own weather too; kids learn naming by hearing it
Never correct their weather — every forecast is valid
Why it works
Every FamilyDecode planner follows the same principle: decide once, calmly, together — then let the printed page do the daily reminding. Because your child helped build it, the Feelings Weather Journal isn't one more parental instruction; it's their plan. And because it hangs where the action happens, it replaces repeated reminders with a simple glance. Families tell us the shift takes about two weeks: the first days you'll still prompt "check your plan", and then one evening, nobody needs to.
Make it stick
Start smaller than feels necessary, celebrate the check-marks more than the results, and bring this planner to your weekly family meeting for two minutes of adjustments. A plan that gets revised is a plan that survives; a plan carved in stone becomes wallpaper. If it stalls, shrink it — fewer steps, bigger wins — rather than abandoning it. This planner is the "Plan" step of the FamilyDecode Method; for the full picture, see our Emotional Intelligence guide.
Frequently asked questions
A starter version lives in our free resource library, so you can test the method first. The complete kit — every version, the parent guide, and updates — is available in the shop.
This planner is designed for: Ages 3–10. Where it matters, the kit includes separate versions for younger and older children.
Print-ready PDF, in both A4 and US Letter. Buy once, download instantly, and print unlimited copies for your own family.
Goes well with
Read Games that teach kids to name emotions — the article behind this planner — or browse the full planner library.
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