What looks like a game at first glance is actually an innovative communication tool for children.
TALK BLOCKS is a wonderfully simple way to help children express not only their feelings, but also what they need to address these feelings.
Shy pre-school and self-conscious teenagers find it easy to communicate with TALK BLOCKS.
The set includes two large red "I feel" blocks with 12 different emotions (sad, embarrassed, angry, etc) illustrated both with words and images and two large green "I need" blocks with 12 different needs (a hug, to cry, to be alone, etc.).
A child chooses an emotion from the red blocks, then a need from the green ones.
By letting youngsters express both how they feel and what they need TALK BLOCKS gives them a positive way to respond to their emotions.
Children learn that they can both recognise emotions and more importantly that they can choose what is needed to address their feelings.
The outside box is actually part of the training process. It acts as a tray, with a graphic gauge that's used to indicate intensity of feelings - From 0 (very little) to 5 (very intensity). By asking the child how much or how little they are feeling, the child begins to understand that their feelings have various range of intensity.
A training guide and 10-minute instructional VCD is also included.
Used in homes, classrooms, support groups, and child therapy, this unique product really does give children something to talk about.