WE HELP CHILDREN UNDERSTAND, EXPRESS & MANAGE THEIR FEELINGS.

The Feeling Friends Way uses stories, puppets and play to build emotional vocabulary, healthy relationships and confidence in the early years.

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Complete Emotional Learning Program

Our proven program helps children build emotional vocabulary, relationships and confidence. Stories, puppets and play make SEL simple, engaging and effective in every classroom.

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Educator Guide

Every child deserves the words for what they feel.

It started with one six-year-old who couldn’t say how she felt. When Karen Cuthrell’s daughter was diagnosed with depression at age six, the doctor gave her one instruction: get her to talk about her feelings. But her daughter didn’t have the words — and no tool on the market could give them to her.

So Karen made one. Twelve characters, each one a feeling with a name and a face. The Feeling Friends gave her daughter a vocabulary for what was happening inside her — and slowly, the light came back.

Nearly three decades later, that same program is helping thousands of children in classrooms across the country find their words.

“I created The Feeling Friends for my daughter. What I learned is they were also for me — and for every child who feels too much and can’t yet say it.”

— Karen Cuthrell, Founder & Chief Emotions Officer

Programs and Resources

Explore our evidence-based programs, classroom resources, and community initiatives designed to help children, educators, and families build lifelong social and emotional skills.

Professional Development

Evidence-based SEL training for educators to build skills, confidence, and impact.

Educational Program

Classroom-ready SEL curriculum for PreK–3 that kids love and teachers trust.

Shop Products

SEL tools, books, and resources to support learning at home and in the classroom.

The Feeling Friends Community

A community of educators and parents dedicated to SEL and child wellness.

Feelings in action.

We mentor children, counsel families and provide meals and enrichment to support emotional wellness. Together, we create stronger communities and brighter individuals.

Research that drives real impact

Our programs are backed by independent research showing measurable improvements in SEL skills, teacher effectiveness, and student outcomes.

Evidence-Based Curriculum

Built on proven frameworks and aligned with CASEL standards for SEL.

Proven Classroom Results

Research shows measurable improvements in social, emotional, and academic outcomes.

Trusted by Schools Nationwide

Used and recommended by educators, school districts, and SEL experts across the country.