Welcome to the wonderful world of The Emps. Where emotions come to life…
What are The Emps?
The Emps were created by Dr Nat, an Educational Psychologist with over 20 years’ experience working with children, families, and schools.
The Emps give every emotion a name, a face, and a voice, helping children talk about what they feel with clarity and confidence. Rather than relying on vague emojis, colours, or simple charts, The Emps introduce a rich cast of characters, far beyond just happy, sad, angry, or scared. This reflects a core belief that emotional wellbeing is built through understanding all emotions, not just the comfortable ones.
Emotions aren’t problems to fix, they are signals to understand.
The Emps are for all children, all parents and carers, and all educators. In truth, they’re for anyone who has ever felt an emotion… and wondered why…
They are our gift to the world.
Most emotional literacy work in schools works at one level. The small group or individual.
At the Emps we seek to change that. We aim to support those who need it most and work preventatively to support all children by bringing Emotional Literacy into the whole school.
The Emps run across the whole school, targeted groups, individual work and at home too. So a child meets the same characters and the same language wherever they are.
What’s on this page:
The whole-school programme · targeted group programmes · training and CPD · and our free resources for schools.
For ELSAs, LMs, counsellors, therapists and psychologists. Structured group programmes for emotional literacy (e.g. anger, anxiety, friendship), with training to deliver them and supervision alongside.
What’s on this page:
Programmes · training · resources · The Emp Wheel App · supervision and our free resources for practitioners.
Talking to your child about feelings is hard when nobody taught you how.
The Emps give you the know-how and the tools so that you can support your child with confidence.
What’s on this page:
A free starter pack, workshops for parents and carers and our free resources for families.
Shop The Emp Premium Collection: Practical Resources.
The resources that that bring The Emps to life.
Plushie and crochet Emps, card decks, classroom sticker sets and printed resources, the physical versions of what's on the site.
We know a child can't hold an abstract emotion, but they can hold an Emp, and that is more powerful than it sounds.
These make an excellent addition to any calm corner, SEND room or ELSA/LM toolkit.
The Emps: Parent Companion App
Available Soon on iPhone, iPad and Android
The Emps Parent Companion App
Emotions in My Pocket will soon truly be in your pocket!
A shared language between school, practitioners and home.
Emotion Cards: Each Emp has its own card showing when that Emp might visit, and strategies to support your child when it does.
Translator Cards: Everyday tricky parenting moments, decoded. What you’ll see, which Emps are visiting, and a full script for how to respond.
The Emp Tracker: A complete wellbeing and emotions tracker. Each family member has their own profile to track the Emps that visit. A day card shows at a glance how the day went, and trends show you which emotions your children are feeling over time.
Plus many more features to support your children’s emotional development.
Currently in beta testing. Sign up to our newsletter to be the first to know when the app is available. Interested in becoming a tester? Get in touch with us below
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