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Firefighter Obe
Firefighter Obe
Stories for Big Feelings
Gentle stories and quiet practices to help young children feel safe through change.
For children ages 3 to 6 navigating big feelings — including fear, change, and living in two homes.
Used by educators and caregivers navigating change.
This book is for you if:
This book is for you if:
your child feels overwhelmed, anxious, or sensitive
your family is going through change (like separation or two homes)
your child struggles with bedtime or nighttime fears
you want to support emotions without “big explanations”
you believe in gentle, responsive parenting
Inside the book
Inside the book
✦ The Stories
Three short, soothing stories follow Obe as they experience fear, change, and the feeling of having two homes — and learn that feelings can be named, held, and softened.
✦ Quiet Practices for Big Feelings
✦ Quiet Practices for Big Feelings
Simple, guided practices at the end of the book help children and caregivers slow down, breathe, notice the body, and return to calm together.
✦ For Grown-Ups
✦ For Grown-Ups
A short, gentle explanation shares the research behind the stories and practices — in clear, accessible language.
A glimpse inside
A glimpse inside
A simple way to read together
A simple way to read together
Read slowly.
Pause.
Sit with the feeling.
Breathe together.
This book is not about fixing emotions.
It is about staying with them — together.
Why this approach helps
Why this approach helps
Young children learn emotional regulation through connection. When a calm adult stays present, a child’s body often begins to settle too.
The stories and practices in this book are designed to support those moments of shared calm — through breath, body awareness, and simple language.
If this book creates even one calm moment together,
it has fulfilled its purpose.
If this book creates even one calm moment together,
it has fulfilled its purpose.
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