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Big Feelings Are OK: When Plans Change: A Gentle Story About Disappointment, Flexible Thinking, and Coping With Unexpected Changes
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Series: Big Feelings Are Ok. Mind Mosaic Kids Emotional Regulation Collection, Book 5
FamilyGeneral Juvenile Fiction
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 6 2026
Pages: 54
Weight: 0.34
Height: 0.14 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
WHEN A CHANGED PLAN BECOMES A VERY BIG FEELING
If your child becomes upset when an expected plan changes, this children's book about coping with change offers a gentle way to discuss disappointment and find another path. Otis expects the park, but rain changes everything.
Through Otis's story, children can practise how to:
- notice body clues
- name frustration and disappointment
- use slow breathing
- consider a new plan
- recognise pride after doing something hard
Rather than crowding the child with several problems, this emotional regulation story stays with one familiar change and follows it step by step. Nicola Ahern created the book from her experience as a neurodivergent parent raising neurodivergent children, alongside her child psychology background and research. Its calm pacing, clear pictures and repeated sequence are deliberately designed to reduce visual switching and support flexible thinking without pretending difficult feelings disappear immediately.
Choose Otis's reassuring story to help your child feel understood when life does not follow the chart.
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