Supporting Children with Distressed Behaviour and Building Emotional Resilience
Helping children cope with big emotions and moments of distress can be a challenge for parents and caregivers. Whether your child is feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, or struggling with transitions, play-based learning is a powerful tool to manage emotions, build resilience, and strengthen your bond with them. At Edx Education, we specialise in educational toys that make learning and emotional development fun, inspired by the way children naturally learn through play.
Our products, including Linking Cubes, Math Cubes, Rainbow Pebbles®, and My Gears®, offer interactive and engaging ways to support children’s emotional and cognitive growth. Let’s explore how play can make a difference and how these toys can help.
Why Play Matters for Emotional Development
Play isn’t just about entertainment — it’s fundamental to a child’s well-being. Research shows that engaging in play helps activate areas of the brain responsible for problem-solving, self-regulation, and emotional awareness. These are all critical skills for navigating life’s challenges.
Educational play fosters skills in:
- Emotional expression: Play allows children to process feelings they may not yet have the language to express.
- Resilience building: Through challenges in play, kids learn persistence and creative problem-solving.
- Strengthening bonds: Collaborative play strengthens trust and connection between children and caregivers, creating a safe space to navigate emotions together.
Integrating play into daily routines supports your child’s emotional growth and provides a foundation for resilience and confidence.
How Edx Education Toys Support Emotional Well-being
Our toys are thoughtfully designed to help children regulate their emotions, build resilience, and develop problem-solving skills. Here are some creative ways to use Edx Education products to support your child:
1. Linking Cubes: Visualising Emotions
Linking Cubes are a simple yet effective tool for emotional communication. Use them to create a “feelings chart,” where each colour represents an emotion (e.g., red for anger, yellow for happiness). Build “feelings towers” together and talk about the emotions your child is expressing. This helps children develop emotional awareness and opens up opportunities for meaningful conversations.
2. Math Cubes: Building Focus and Problem-solving Skills
Math Cubes are great for engaging children in structured activities when they’re feeling overwhelmed. Create challenges like building specific patterns or solving simple puzzles to redirect their focus. These activities foster patience, persistence, and problem-solving abilities, equipping children to manage frustration.
3. Rainbow Pebbles®: Calming Through Creativity
Rainbow Pebbles®, with their vibrant colours and smooth textures, provide a calming sensory experience. Encourage your child to create patterns or pictures with the pebbles to channel their energy into a soothing and creative activity. This quiet time can help them self-regulate and regain a sense of control.
4. My Gears®: Encouraging Collaboration and Adaptability
My Gears® inspire curiosity and teamwork, making them perfect for collaborative play. Work together to build moving creations, encouraging adaptability and creative problem-solving as your child experiments with how gears fit and work together. These activities reinforce the idea that mistakes are part of learning.
Tips to Strengthen Connections Through Play
- Be fully present: Dedicate time where your full attention is on your child, showing them they’re valued.
- Let them lead: Encourage your child to choose activities and direct the play. This builds their confidence and independence.
- Acknowledge their feelings: Use phrases like, “I understand that you’re feeling upset” to validate their emotions and show empathy.
- Turn play into life lessons: Create stories and role-play scenarios to teach empathy, resilience, and decision-making in a fun, low-pressure way.
Discover More with Play, Learn & Create
Explore the benefits of play-based learning further by tuning into our podcast, Play, Learn & Create with Edx Education. Each episode is packed with tips and ideas to help you make play a part of your child’s emotional and developmental journey. From managing big emotions to inspiring creativity, we’re here to support your family’s learning through play.
At Edx Education, we share your commitment to helping children thrive. Our educational toys, downloadable resources, and podcasts are designed to empower children with the skills they need to handle life’s challenges with resilience and confidence.
By incorporating play into your daily routine, you’re not just helping your child manage their emotions — you’re teaching them valuable life skills. With Edx Education, every moment of play is an opportunity to connect, learn, and grow together.
