Sylas' Dragon

What if your child's BIG feelings had a face, a roar, and a name?Meet Sylas and his little Dragon, a playful metaphor for the BIG feelings young children experience as they learn to understand and manage their emotions.Sylas' Dragon roars when he's angry, stomps when he's frustrated, and appears when Sylas is tired, hungry, excited, confused, or when something simply feels unfair. As those feelings grow, so does his Dragon.But when Sylas realizes his Dragon is a reflection of what he is feeling inside, he begins to understand that he doesn't have to make those emotions disappear. Instead, he can learn what they are trying to tell him and how to respond.Through deep breathing, naming his feelings, and using his words, Sylas discovers simple ways to calm his Dragon and himself.Sylas' Dragon offers parents, caregivers, and educators a relatable way to introduce emotional awareness and self-regulation to young children while giving little ones language they can understand.Because BIG feelings aren't something to fear. Sometimes, they're simply our little Dragons asking to be understood.