Handling big emotions like fear is challenging for many children (and sometimes adults). They may experience loss of appetite, difficulty sleeping, or headaches. When children feel scared, use this class-made book to help them manage their fear. This book teaches strategies that allow children to calm and feel safe.

This book is for children who feel most comfortable speaking and reading Spanish. For children who prefer English, download our free I Can Handle-Scared book.

Age

• 3 (with help) and up

Helps With

• Self-regulation

Use

• Self-regulation tool appropriate for classroom or home
• May travel with child

Format

• Instructions
• 15 8.5×11” single-sided color printouts

Materials

• Printed I Can Handle Scared book pages
• Stapler
• Binder (optional)
• Hole punch (optional)
• Photos of child (optional)

Related Resources

• Five Steps to Self-Regulation Icons
• Feeling Faces: Happy, Sad, Angry, Scared
• Putting Myself Together Class-Made Book
• Hitting Book
• Safe Place Breathing Icons
• Choice Board with Breathing Icons (Premium)

Related Products

• Self-Regulation Value Pack
• CLASSROOM EDITION: Feeling Buddies Self-Regulation Toolkit (English/Spanish)
• When I Feel…
• S.T.A.R Breathing Tool

Examples of This Resource in Use

• Conscious Discipline strategies and structures like breathing, the Safe Place, and Feeling Buddies can help children manage emotions like fear. To view photo and video examples, visit Shubert’s School and click on S.T.A.R, Safe Place, or Feeling Buddies Self-Regulation Toolkit.