A Free Feelings Printable for Kids Moving Between Two Homes

“How are you feeling?” can be a surprisingly big question. A child may have an answer but not the words, or may prefer to draw before talking. A single sheet of paper offers another way into the conversation without requiring a long journal entry.

Little Hearts Books has given us permission to share the “Today I Feel…” page from My Two Homes Journal. The full journal is designed for children who move between two homes. This sample focuses on the child’s feelings right now, without asking them to rank their homes or choose between people they love.

Disclosure: We received a free review copy of My Two Homes Journal. Little Hearts Books has licensed this sample page for an ongoing free download and agreed to share this article on its social channels. No payment was exchanged.

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Created by Little Hearts Books and shared with permission. Find the complete My Two Homes Journal at the Little Hearts Books shop.

What is on the page?

Six illustrated faces give children a starting point: happy, calm, worried, sad, angry and silly. Underneath are spaces to describe why they feel that way, what happened during the day, something that might help, and a drawing of the feeling.

The pictures make it possible to begin without writing a sentence. The prompts offer more room for children who want it. You can print the page again on another day, but there is no need to turn it into a daily record.

Keep the invitation small

Choose an unhurried moment and put out the page with pencils or crayons. You might say, “Would you like to circle a face or draw something?” A child can answer by pointing, making a mark, saying a word or choosing not to use it.

There is no need to fill every box. If your child circles one face and then wants to play, the page has done all it needs to do for that moment. If they prefer to dictate, ask whether they would like you to write their words down.

The six faces are suggestions rather than an exhaustive list. A child may feel two things at once or want to write a different word. Leave room for that answer.

Let their explanation stay theirs

Try not to supply the cause before your child has described it. “Tell me about your drawing” leaves more room than “Are you sad because you have to leave?” If they do not want to explain, the drawing can remain a drawing.

The box about what might help can lead to a simple, practical request: a quiet moment, a familiar book, a drink of water or someone to sit nearby. Ask rather than assuming what they need.

Keep the page separate from adult disagreements. It should not become a questionnaire about the other household or a scorecard for comparing parents. Avoid photographing or circulating completed pages as routine updates; talk with your child about what they want to share.

Adapt it to your family

The selected sheet uses general feelings prompts, so you can use it with the names and relationships that fit your household. It does not require a particular handover schedule.

A younger child may prefer the faces and drawing space. A confident writer may enjoy one or two written prompts. If printing is inconvenient, you can have a conversation about feelings without any worksheet at all.

This is a conversation resource, not a diagnostic tool. A completed page does not tell an adult everything about a child’s experience, and a blank page does not mean there are no feelings to discuss.

An optional place to begin

You do not need the full journal to use this free sample. Start with one page, make participation optional and let your child decide how much to put on it. The useful part is the space to listen, not the number of boxes completed.