To help children monitor and identify feelings; this activity can be used in individual and family therapy.
Discuss how feelings can be mild and intense. Use the metaphor of a pot on the stove to teach the child the varying levels of emotions involved in being angry.
| Date | Feeling | Watch | Steam | Boils |
| EX: 2/12 | MAD | X | ||
Send the activity worksheet (see the following page) home with the parent/caregiver and ask him or her to monitor meltdowns and explosions for one week.
Monitor your child’s meltdowns and feelings and the intensity of those feelings.
| Date | Feeling | Watch | Steam | Boils |