Stomp Like a DinosaurAngry?
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Calm-Down Posters For Big Feelings
Calm-Down Posters
Calm-Down Posters For Big Feelings
Print-at-home posters that put calm-down strategies right on the wall, where your kid can see them in the moment. When the words won't come, the wall does the reminding for you.
- Instant digital download
- Print at home, any size
- Therapist-built
- Yours to keep forever
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- Ages 3-10
- Therapist-built and evidence-based
- 90-day money-back guarantee
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What you get
What you get
- Calm-down strategies laid out as clear, kid-friendly visuals your child can follow on their own
- Print-at-home files, so you can put them up today instead of waiting on shipping
- Print as many as you need, one for the bedroom, one for the calm corner, one for the classroom
- A visual reminder on the wall for the moments when nobody can think of the right words
- Therapist-built and evidence-based, the same approach behind the Big Feelings Deck
- Yours to keep forever, reprint anytime a poster gets crinkled or a new kid comes along
Read the actual words
What's actually on the cards
One deck, 54 cards, sorted by feeling. Your kid picks the card that matches the feeling, and the card does the talking. These are three real cards, word for word.
Grow Your Happy BalloonSad?
Say this:
“Imagine a balloon in your chest. Breathe and let it grow bigger and warmer. What color is your happy balloon?”
Visualization and slow breathing soothe emotional distress and promote relaxation.
Cuddle SquadSad?
Say this:
“Hug your stuffed buddy or blanket tightly and let it make you feel cozy. What's your buddy's name?”
Physical touch releases oxytocin, reducing sadness and increasing feelings of safety.
Calm on the wall, ready before the meltdown starts
In the heat of a big feeling, nobody is at their best, not your kid and not you. That is exactly when a poster earns its place. Instead of trying to talk a dysregulated child through a strategy from scratch, you point at the wall. The steps are already there, in pictures they can follow when words feel like too much.
Kids build calm-down skills through repetition, and a poster is repetition they see every single day. Put one up in the bedroom, the calm corner, or wherever the hard moments tend to happen. Over time the strategies stop being something you have to remember for them and start being something they reach for on their own.
These are print-at-home files, so there is nothing to wait for. Download them the moment you check out, print the ones you want, and they are on the wall tonight. They are built by therapists on the same evidence-based approach families already trust in the Big Feelings Deck.
How it works
Simple enough to use tonight
1
Reach for a card
The moment a feeling hits, you grab the card that fits instead of scrambling for the right words.
2
Read the script
Every card is written word-for-word by age, so you just read it out loud. No prep, no training.
3
Watch them settle
Your kid picks a calm-down strategy they actually like, and the storm passes faster than it used to.
What changes, and when
From mid-meltdown panic to a routine
Tonight
One card, one calm-down
The next big feeling, you grab a card instead of scrambling. One script for you, one 60-second reset for them. No prep, no props.
Week 1
You feel it working
90% of families see a change within the first week. Meltdowns get shorter because you both know what happens next.
Month 1
They reach for the cards themselves
94% of families report fewer meltdowns. The card basket becomes the routine, and kids start picking their own reset before you ask.
The people behind it
Built by people who needed this too
Trailies isn't a worksheet from a stranger. It's the script two people wished they'd had, made with the clinicians who know what actually works.
I spent years watching good parents freeze at the exact moment their kid needed words. So we wrote the words down.
Nobody handed my parents a script. I built the one I wish they'd had, so the next kid gets the talk instead of the silence.
Every deck and script is built with child psychologists and grounded in PCIT, CBT, and 200+ studies.
No production crew
Real families. Real rooms.
The honest comparison
Why a script beats winging it
In-the-moment calm-down cards
The Big Feelings Deck- Books:
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- Assembly:
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- Winging it:
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Sorted by feeling, chosen by your kid
The Big Feelings Deck- Books:
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- Winging it:
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Age-banded (3-10 and tween/teen)
The Big Feelings Deck- Books:
- Sometimes
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- Winging it:
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PCIT / CBT-informed
The Big Feelings Deck- Books:
- Rarely
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- Partial
- Winging it:
- Hit or miss
Works the second a meltdown starts
The Big Feelings Deck- Books:
- Read first
- Assembly:
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- Winging it:
- Yes
What it costs
$9.95The Big Feelings Deck- Books:
- $15-20 each
- Assembly:
- If your school offers one
- Winging it:
- Free, but you are on your own
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as a TK teacher i'm introducing the big feelings deck with my class this semester. the language is perfect for this age — concrete, clear, accessible. my colleagues are already asking to borrow the cards.
Melissa C
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Big Feelings Deck
the key is knowing what kind of big feeling you're dealing with. a frustration tantrum and a temper tantrum need different responses. these cards address both — and the guidance for parents on how to tell the difference is actually really helpful.
Barry C
Verified Buyer
Big Feelings Deck
initially nothing shifted. then on day 4 or 5 my son stopped mid-meltdown and asked for the cards himself. i put them away thinking we were done but he's been asking again. the key: show them during calm times first. talk about the emotions. model using them yourself. then they work when it's hard.
Jenny P
Verified Buyer
Big Feelings Deck
as a body safety educator i want to highlight that emotional literacy — which the big feelings deck builds — is actually a protective factor against abuse. children who can name and communicate their feelings are more likely to disclose if something happens. these two products work together.
Rebecca B
Verified Buyer
Big Feelings Deck
we use these at circle time and i've noticed a measurable change in how the kids in my class handle frustration over the semester. they're naming their feelings instead of acting them out. that's the whole goal of emotional regulation education. these cards do it.
Wendy F
Verified Buyer
Big Feelings Deck
used these in my foster support group. parents of children with early trauma need concrete tools more than anyone — and these cards are exactly that. concrete, visual, repeatable. the children in our group took to them immediately.
Jana H
Verified Buyer
Big Feelings Deck
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Everything you get today
Calm-Down Posters For Big Feelings
- Calm-down strategies laid out as clear, kid-friendly visuals your child can follow on their own
- Print-at-home files, so you can put them up today instead of waiting on shipping
- Print as many as you need, one for the bedroom, one for the calm corner, one for the classroom
- A visual reminder on the wall for the moments when nobody can think of the right words
- Therapist-built and evidence-based, the same approach behind the Big Feelings Deck
- Yours to keep forever, reprint anytime a poster gets crinkled or a new kid comes along
$9.95· 90-day money-back guarantee
The 90-day money-back guarantee
Try it with your family, risk-free. If it's not right for you, email us within 90 days and we'll make it right, no hoops and no hard feelings. The only risk is another week of winging it.
Every Talk you buy, another family gets one free.
3,200+ Talks gifted so far through the Trailies Forward Fund. No strings — just one parent making sure another has the words too.
How the Forward Fund works
