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Ask, “What do you notice?” Let your child use the pictures, a gesture or a word. Offer two possible feelings only if they would like help, leaving room for another answer.

Reflect rather than correct: “You think he might feel worried.” Ask what made them think that. Two people can read an expression differently.

If your child shares a feeling of their own, acknowledge it before suggesting a solution. They do not need to explain or make it go away. Staying with the character is fine too.

Invite your child to imagine the conversation. Try, “Would Zayane want someone to listen, some company, or a little space?” There is no single answer.

Use toys to practise asking, “Would you like me to stay?” Help your child notice that listening is different from telling someone to cheer up.

Share a simple example of how you ask for support. Keep the responsibility with grown-ups: your child does not have to fix another person’s feelings.

Choose one picture and look slowly. Let your child point out a colour, pattern or tiny detail, without making it a race.

Ask, “What does that remind you of?” If they connect a colour with a feeling, welcome their choice. Colours do not have one correct emotion attached to them.

Find the same colour somewhere nearby or draw a new garden. Let the activity remain playful, and stop before noticing becomes a task.

Follow your child’s eye around the illustration. Ask, “Where would you want to stop?” Then explore why that detail interests them.

Imagine sounds, smells or a question for a storyteller. Make clear what the picture shows and what you are inventing together.

Compare something familiar with something new, without ranking places or assuming everyone lives the same way. If a question comes up, look for an answer together with a grown-up.

Begin with a pretend situation or the story, so your child does not have to share something personal. Ask, “What might help a character take a pause?”

Offer choices such as sitting together, a quiet space, drawing or a comfortable breath. Let them choose, and do not insist on breathing or talking if they dislike it.

Try one small idea together when things are calm. Explain that asking a trusted grown-up for help is always an option. This is a conversation, not a promise that one activity will fix a feeling.