Daniel Tiger's Grr-ific Feelings
By Dana Anderson,
Common Sense Media Reviewer
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Express feelings in safe, healthy ways with Daniel's lead.
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All you need about feelings and good manners - todo lo que quieres que tu hijo aprenda
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What’s It About?
From the main page, kids can tap one of four areas. In the trolley area, kids move the trolley by swiping their finger over it, then spinning the wheel to see which mini-game they land on. In the sing-alongs, kids choose from 18 of Daniel's songs by tapping a picture. In the photo booth, kids center their faces using the device's camera and tap on a "feeling face" icon, then match their face to Daniel's face. Kids can tap the drawing easel and use the art tools to draw, paint, and save creations.
Is It Any Good?
DANIEL TIGER'S GRR-IFIC FEELINGS presents fun, memorable lessons that are imbued with the same spunky sweetness that began with Daniel Tiger's character on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Learning about emotions and how to handle them, as well as how to read others' emotions, can help kids feel more comfortable in the world and with themselves. The games, photo activity, songs, and art on this app show that it's OK to express your feelings, so long as you're respectful of others around you. Kids get to see their own photos along the trolley route and in the emotions pictures with Daniel. Daniel Tiger and his friends present excellent examples for kids who are just learning healthy emotional expression.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about different ways you can express emotions: words, facial expressions, songs, drawings, body movement, and more. The next time your child is expressing a strong emotion, mirror back to him or her what you see: "I can tell you're frustrated. Your eyebrows are furrowed, you're frowning, and you're making a growling noise."
The next time your kid is angry, remind him or her to use the simple counting exercise demonstrated on this app (with or without the app) or to draw their feelings on the app's easel (or a piece of paper) to help calm down.
After hearing the 18 songs on this app and on the Daniel Tiger PBS series, you and your kid will probably start to memorize some. Call on them in times of difficult emotions to help anchor your kid with a familiar song with a positive theme.
App Details
- Devices: iPad, Kindle Fire
- Subjects: Language & Reading: vocabulary, Arts: drawing
- Skills: Self-Direction: self-reflection, Emotional Development: empathy, handling stress, identifying emotions, labeling feelings, Communication: friendship building, multiple forms of expression
- Pricing structure: Paid
- Release date: August 7, 2014
- Category: Education
- Topics: Music and Sing-Along
- Character Strengths: Empathy
- Publisher: PBS KIDS
- Version: 1.0
- Minimum software requirements: iOS 6.0 or later
- Last updated: June 4, 2021
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