Double-Dip Feelings: Stories to Help Children Understand Emotions

by Barbara S. Cain, Anne Patterson (Illustrator)

Discusses how natural it is to feel contradictory emotions; presents situations, such as the first day of school, the birth of a sibling, or a move to a new house; and identifies two emotions each event is likely to elicit.

Genres: Adoption, Emotion, Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1990

Reviews

[Heather McC]

A great resource on a very common occurrence: feeling two (or more!) feelings at the same time. Known as ambivalence, it can be confusing to deal with, especially if the two feelings seem opposite.

[Hailee]

Fantastic therapeutic tool for emotion identification and processing with kids

[Rachel]

Cute book and easy to read to kids about their feelings, and understanding what is going on.

[Jessica Burstrem]

This book introduces the idea of conflicting emotions and can help children with naming them.

[Heidi | Paper Safari Book Blog]

This book helps children understand that it is possible to feel two ways at the same time. Feelings are complex things and when children have conflicting feeling such as when they are dealing with moving to a foster home or to a new adoptive home from their biological home there can be excitement and sadness. This book can help facilitate the conversation on having these conflicting feelings and that being perfectly normal. Nice illustrations and easy to understand text.

[Tammie]

Contrasting feelings
Behaviors
Gr k2