Elementary School Kids Explain How They Deal With Their Emotions When They Become Angry

Kids Explain How They Deal With Their Emotions When They Become Angry

May 27, 2015

"Your brain is like a jar full of glitter."

The inspiration for this short film came when I overheard my 5 year-old son talking with his friend about how emotions affect different regions of the brain, and how to calm down by taking deep breaths - all things they were beginning to learn in Kindergarten.

The film is entirely unscripted – what the kids say is based purely on their own understanding of difficult emotions, and how they cope through breathing and meditation. They, in turn, are teaching us all...