Kids Book About Feelings | Sadness Explained

Added: 2026-05-22

[00:00:00]Hello, I am Sadness.

[00:00:05]Hello, I am Sadness.

[00:00:15]>> [snorts] >> Hello, I'm Sadness.

[00:00:19]I hope this book doesn't [music] make you too sad.

[00:00:26]I know it can be a a lot of times, I mean Who wants to feel sad?

[00:00:36]Probably a lot of people, but feeling sad is a pretty common thing.

[00:00:44]That's why I cry a lot or sing about sad things or or lay on the floor to [music] obsess over way of life's problems.

[00:00:53]I'm really good at doing that.

[00:01:03]What are some things that make [music] you feel sad?

[00:01:09]Maybe you Maybe it's when you look at the wrong window when you're driving and miss the rainbow that everyone pointed at. Yeah, that's sad.

[00:01:23]Or or when you when a friend moves away.

[00:01:27]Oh, wow, that [music] one is really sad, too.

[00:01:36]Or when you have been looking forward something and it ends up getting canceled. Oh, boy, boy, I hate when that happens.

[00:01:47]Or how about when someone else eats your leftovers or when your dog dies in the movie when your toy you love breaks or uh no, here it goes.

[00:02:07]>> [music] >> Yep.

[00:02:09]Um pushing sadness away might make feel better in the moment, but it won't stay like that forever.

[00:02:18]And I don't know, maybe if you like feeling your sadness.

[00:02:25]Believe me, I know how great a long cry could feel can be though.

[00:02:32]When you need one, I need one a lot.

[00:02:39]Feeling sad Feeling sad isn't something to be afraid of, but it's also not something you want to [music] get stuck in.

[00:02:52]When I'm not around my friends, I just want to lay on the floor all the time.

[00:02:56][music] Which sounds pretty nice right now, but I won't do it.

[00:03:04]Because what's my help of the of my fellow emotions have learned their time and place for [music] big sadness.

[00:03:26]Surrounding yourself with friends and reminders of joy or capital G [music] joy in my case, is so helpful.

[00:03:39]So what >> [music] >> do you need when you feel sad?

[00:03:45]Is it a hug, a walk, an honest conversation?

[00:03:54]You can try listening to a really sad song. That one might just help you sleep.

[00:04:00]Do you just need someone to sit next to you while you are sad? Maybe they can bring tissues for you or some ice cream.

[00:04:08]That's always nice.

[00:04:11]Here's the big thing.

[00:04:13]I want you to know all emotions have an important place. We exist and we feel.

[00:04:23]>> [snorts] >> You might be kind of scared of how you how sad you feel. [music] You might want to push it all the way.

[00:04:38]Sadness isn't an >> [music] >> easy thing.

[00:04:42]I know this better than anyone.

[00:04:46]>> [music] >> But it is real and important.

[00:04:52]When really you Do you know really she's a great kid?

[00:04:59]She ran away from her new home because she was [music] missing her old home in Monstropolis.

[00:05:08]When she came back she felt really sad.

[00:05:12]And because [music] it I was there to help, she could tell her grown-ups about how hard things have been.

[00:05:25]And you know what happened? Her grown-ups told they missed being in Monstropolis and that too.

[00:05:35]Then then being sad together helped Riley know she wasn't alone.

[00:05:44]And whenever she have she we have the chance to remind others and we remind ourselves that we are alone, everything feels a bit warmer and more hopeful.

[00:06:01]Bye guys. See you next time for more videos with me. Bye.