Grown-up sheet · Friends' Village · Happy and Sad House (house 1)
In this house, children learn to name happy and sad in themselves and in others, and to say it with words when they're sad. It's the first house of the feelings path.
How to use it
This sheet is not a test. What matters happens away from the screen: how your child names feelings at home, at the park, at bedtime.
- During week 5, watch your child in everyday life. You don't need to ask anything special.
- At the end of the week, tick one box per row.
- Then look at the "What to do" table at the end.
| Mark | Means |
|---|---|
| Not yet | Doesn't do it, even with help |
| With help | Does it when you're with them or remind them |
| Sometimes alone | Does it without help some of the time |
| Almost always | It's theirs now |
At age 3, "With help" is what to expect for almost everything. Naming and handling feelings is learned little by little, with a grown-up close by.
What I see
0 / 6 rows marked
- 1 Say when they're happy ("I'm happy")
- 2 Say when they're sad, even with help ("are you sad?" → "yes")
- 3 Recognize happy or sad on someone else's face (at home or in a book)
- 4 When sad, say it or ask for something (a hug, help) instead of only crying or hiding
- 5 Do Pipo's breathing ("smell the flower, blow out the candle") when you suggest it
- 6 Game, not scored: wait for the signal in "Pipo Says"
What to do
This house isn't "repeated": everything comes back in the next houses. If a row stayed at "Not yet", move on to house 2 and add this at home:
| Row | What to watch again | What to do at home |
|---|---|---|
| 1 or 2 | The Story from week 1 (happy) or week 2 (sad) | Say your own feelings out loud during the day: "I'm happy because you're here" |
| 3 | The Play video from week 3 | Look at faces together in a book or family photos: "how does Grandma feel here?" |
| 4 | The Story from week 4 (Abu Oli) | Play with toys: one is sad and says so; another asks "would you like a hug?" |
| 5 | Any video: the breathing is in all of them | Breathe together before bed, without waiting for them to be upset |
This house's tool
"I say it with words" (the speech bubble). It's already in Pipo's backpack. Use it at home: when you see your child is sad, say "it looks like you're sad" and wait. You don't need to fix it right away.
Fridge card: If I see my child is sad, then I say "it looks like you're sad" and I wait; I don't rush the feeling away.
When to talk to someone: if your child almost never shows joy, or sadness lasts many days in a row and takes away the wish to play, or anything worries you, talk to their pediatrician. This sheet can't diagnose anything.
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