All Feelings Welcome

A proven framework for helping children become caring, confident, and resilient from the makers of Slumberkins

In All Feelings Welcome, Kelly Oriard and Callie Christensen, early childhood experts and founders of the Slumberkins brand of characters supporting emotional learning, provide accessible products and tools for empowering kids to build lifelong emotional intelligence. You’ll discover how to approach building connections that will have lasting, positive impacts throughout your child’s life. Then, you’ll follow along with an easy-to-use framework that you can use in your day-to-day to build connection, community, and togetherness—the key ingredients of emotional wellbeing as our kids grow. Written for parents and caregivers, All Feelings Welcome helps you support children in noticing, naming, and welcoming all feelings through the everyday parenting moments and in the more challenging times when you and your child need support. This book is packed with practical techniques that you can share with all the important people in a child’s early emotional learning journey to build confidence and influence their wellbeing for a lifetime.

Support kids’ emotional wellbeing by fostering meaningful connections with the adults in their lives
Contribute to a more kind and caring future world by raising children who are in touch with their emotions
Get ideas for helping kids identify, name, accept, and respond to their feelings
Build self-awareness as a parent or caregiver, while supporting the development of a positive self-concept for your child

Parents, caregivers, and anyone with a stake in our kids’ futures will love the inspiration and practical tools in All Feelings Welcome.

Author Biography

Kelly Oriard is a mother of two and holds a dual Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and School Counseling.

Callie Christensen is a mother of three and holds a Master’s degree in Teaching with endorsements in Elementary Education and Special Education.