Feel Your Best Self
Your Guide to Exploring Big Feelings!
Feel Your Best Self (FYBS) is an award-winning toolkit that brings
credibility
creativity
, and
joy
to learning emotion-coping strategies.
“FYBS delivered exactly what we needed in our district! The results have been both immediate and meaningful for our K-2 students. The creative mix of puppets, videos, cue cards, and discussion tips makes it easy for students to connect with and apply emotion-coping strategies in real-life situations.”
- Tracy, K-12 District Supervisor of Health & Physical Education
See why FYBS is special in UConn Today!
See why FYBS is special in UConn Today!
Your needs are unique, and so is our approach. FYBS offers supportive, flexible guidance to explore what works to help you feel your best. From school stress to bedtime struggles, the FYBS strategies fit into everyday life, making emotional navigation simpler.
Why FYBS?
FYBS follows three puppet kids - Nico, CJ, & Mena - as they navigate everyday issues and help each other work through big feelings using 12 different emotion-coping strategies. Explore with them through our materials, such as videos, tip sheets, and storybooks.
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What is FYBS?
“We love reading the FYBS storybooks at bedtime. Anthony is really into counting along with Nico and CJ while belly breathing. The books have been a fun way to talk about what he can do to feel better when he’s having a big feeling.”
- Emily, parent of a 3 year old
We invite you to explore with FYBS!
Facilitators start here
Facilitators start here
Families start here
Families start here
Check out what’s new!
Your FYBS friends are back in new animated shorts that explore some of our favorite strategies!
FYBS Animated Shorts
♫♪♬ FYBS songs! ♫♪♬
These songs are created to help everyone from our littlest listeners to grown-ups explore their emotions!
Shop our FYBS Facilitator Bundle and more!
The FYBS bundle gives you everything you need—print and downloadable products—to explore big feelings and the FYBS strategies.
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📚 It’s World Book Day!
A day to celebrate the power of books and the role they play in helping kids grow.
FYBS storybooks aren’t just stories—they’re tools kids can use in real-life moments.
🌸 Our Spring Storybook Sale goes through the end of April! Stock up and save at the link in our bio.
📚 NEW BLOG!
Second-grade teacher Adrian DePellegrini shares how Feel Your Best Self fits seamlessly into daily classroom routines—helping students understand their feelings and grow into kind, mindful individuals.
Read now here: https://www.feelyourbestself.org/fybs-blog
🎙️ Introducing The FYBS Playbook: Big Feelings, Real Caregiving — Toddlers to Teens with Dr. Sandy and Dr. Jess Koslouski
Real conversations. Real questions. Real strategies. Built around YOU. So if there’s something you’re struggling with…we want to hear it!
Drop it ⬇or fill out the form 🔗 in the story and your question might be featured 👀
Launching soon—follow so you don’t miss it! 🎧
Watching creativity come to life 🎨
Last week, we had the chance to visit a classroom of kindergarteners as they assembled their very own puppets! It was so fun to see their creativity, focus, and excitement every step of the way!
Fresh season, fresh start.🌷Spring is the perfect time to grow your bookshelves to bring more ways for kids to navigate big feelings and feel their best. Save big this month during the FYBS Storybook Sale - shop the link in our bio.
#seltools #teachertips #parentingresources #kidsbookshelf
Team Tuesday 💛
Last week, Emily and Molly had the opportunity to host an event with the Public Health House Learning Communities at University of Connecticut! It was a great time connecting with students, sharing more about Feel Your Best Self, and getting hands-on as students helped prep puppet materials. Thanks for having us!
Something new is coming — but first, we need to hear from you. 🙌
What's a caregiving challenge you just can't shake?
Drop it in the comments ⬇ or fill out the form 🔗 in the story.
Your experiences are shaping what's next!
Learning to navigate big feelings doesn’t happen in a single lesson.
It happens when kids return to it—again and again.
FYBS storybooks are designed to be revisited, giving kids repeated opportunities to:
📚 Practice strategies
📚 Build confidence
📚 Strengthen emotional skills over time
🌸 Our Spring Storybook Sale makes it easier to bring these tools into your classroom or home.
📚 Full 12-Book Set — $89.99
📖 4-Book Series — $33.96
Explore now at the link in our bio.
#socialemotionallearning #socialemotionallearningbooks #bigfeelings #emotionalregulationtips #teachersofinstagram #elementaryeducation #teacherresources #parentingtools #kidsbooks
Out with the overwhelm. In with the calm. Reach for the FYBS storybooks when kids need a reset. This month, the more you buy, the more you save in our Spring FYBS Storybook Sale! 🌷Link in bio.
Using FYBS? Tag us on social media and add #FYBS!