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“I Feel” supports children ages 4–8 in building emotional awareness. In each segment, children name an emotion, and an expert defines it using simple, age-appropriate language. Kids learn to identify, describe, and understand their feelings, helping them develop tools for healthy emotional growth.

“I Feel” helps kids ages 4–8 build emotional awareness by identifying and describing emotions.
A deep feeling of unhappiness.
A burst of energy about something fun.
Supported in part by MSU Federal Credit Union. Engagement support provided in part by Ingham County Great Start & Family Coalition.

On TV
Videos air between regularly scheduled programs on WKAR-TV 23.1 during children’s programming daily from 6am-1pm and around the clock on WKAR-TV 23.4 (PBS KIDS 24/7).
Streaming
The videos are also in the free PBS app, at video.wkar.org and posted weekly at youtube.com/@wkarfamily/shorts

Families can work together to learn more about their feelings! Includes fun activity pages to help kids explore emotions, helpful tips and information for grown-ups about early childhood emotional development and amazing resources to continue to explore together.

More About "I Feel..."
“I Feel...” is produced by WKAR in collaboration with education and mental health specialists from Community Mental Health Authority of Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties (CMHA-CEI) and MSU College of Education. Professionals featured in the series include Robin Pizzo, WKAR director of education; Charles Weber, Eaton RESA prevention specialist; Melissa Threadgould, CMHA-CEI supervisor, Early Intervention Services; Dr. Precios Armstrong, ELPS director of Special Education; and Dr. Jason Moser, MSU professor of Psychology and Neuroscience.

Latest Episodes
Panel discussion on helping young children understand and express their emotions.
Feeling afraid or worried about danger.
Intense feelings of frustration or irritation.
Feeling joy and contentment.
Feeling awkward after making a mistake.
A deep feeling of unhappiness.
“I Feel” helps kids ages 4–8 build emotional awareness by identifying and describing emotions.
Feeling upset when others have what you want.
Feeling peaceful and relaxed.
Feeling anxious about the unknown.