Inside Out
The movie Inside Out personifies five emotions of a little girl named Riley as her family moves from Minnesota to California. Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger and Disgust are actual characters, and we get to see them interact in her brain.
I love movies like this because I think they help our kids to understand emotions. In the movie, each emotion is important. Each one plays a role in helping Riley process the world around her.
Movies like Inside Out help our kids to see that all emotions are okay. We just need to manage the behavior that sometimes accompanies big feelings. We control our response to emotions so our actions can help solve the problems instead of creating more of a mess!
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About the Author
Erica Mauro is a mom to two teenage boys, Will who is neurotypical and Michael with Autism and cognitive delays. She holds a BA in Psychology from Colgate University and a Masters of Psychology in Education from Columbia Teacher’s College. Before staying home with her children, she worked as an elementary school teacher. For five years, she served on the Board of Directors of the Molly Ann Tango Memorial Foundation, a charity dedicated to enriching the lives of children with special needs. In partnership with her husband Dave, she aspires to parent by using daily life as an opportunity for therapeutic intervention, seizing on real experiences as opportunities to build skills and strategies for Michael in a joyful, loving home environment. On the tougher early days, she just tried to get everyone safely to bedtime and start fresh in the morning. *wink* 
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