How to Help Your 2 Year Old Name Their Feelings Is your 2 year old having big tantrums? Crying, hitting, or going quiet when they are upset? It is not bad behavior. At 2 years old, most toddlers feel big emotions but don't have the words yet. They feel angry, sad, or scared inside, but they can't say it. So they show it with their body. The good news? You can teach them gently with tracing. What is emotion tracing? Emotion tracing is a calm, hands-on way to help toddlers connect feelings to words. Instead of just telling them "say you are sad," you let them trace the word with a crayon while looking at a simple face. For example, when you show a sheet that says "I FEEL HAPPY" with a smiley face and dotted letters "happy" to trace, your child is learning 3 things at once: 1. What happy looks like (the face) 2. What happy is called (the word) 3. How to say it calmly (tracing while you talk) This works especially well for autistic toddlers, sensory k...
Why I Started Yummy Artsy to Help Toddlers Worldwide I don't have kids of my own. But I have always loved helping little ones. Watching a 2-year-old try to say how they feel, but not having the words, broke my heart. They cry, they throw, they go silent — not because they are naughty, but because they don't know how to say "I feel sad" or "I feel angry." That's why I started Yummy Artsy. Yummy Artsy is my little corner on the internet where I create calm worksheets and eBooks for toddlers aged 2-4. Everything is autism-friendly, sensory-friendly, and made with love. No pressure, no loud colors, no overwhelm — just gentle tracing, soft shapes, and calm learning. Why tracing? I noticed many toddlers learn best when their hands are busy. When they trace a word like "happy" with a crayon, they start to connect the feeling in their chest with the word on the paper. For autistic toddlers and kids with speech delay, this hands-on method is even more ...