About MONKEY BOB

Monkey Bob – the colourful character at the heart of the Do You Feel What I Feel? toolkit – was born in 2016.

He’s been used successfully with parents and professionals alike to encourage children across the UK to engage with their feelings.

A friendly, likeable character, Monkey Bob helps Early Years children (those aged seven and under) to open up when they’re struggling with their feelings.

Using the Do You Feel What I Feel? toolkit

The Do You Feel What I Feel? toolkit contains imaginative, interactive and child-centred resources that focus on encouraging young children to engage with their feelings.

Children using the Do You Feel What I Feel? toolkit will learn how to recognise their feelings, understand them and develop strategies for expressing them safely.

The Do You Feel What I Feel? toolkit is flexible and the resources included can be used in lots of different ways, so you can tailor the intervention to the needs of every child.

This flexibility makes Monkey Bob just as effective in the home – led by parents and guardians – as he is in a wide range of external professional settings.

Do You Feel What I Feel? – Key messages

Children under seven require simple messages, so we keep the language clear and concise. The key messages from the Do You Feel What I Feel? toolkit are:

It’s not ok for anyone to hurt or frighten you or anyone in your family.

It’s always ok to tell someone you trust if you’re worried or frightened.

It’s always ok to keep yourself safe if you’re afraid.

Monkey Bob is perfect if you’re working with Early Years children. With that in mind, it’s really important that you repeat and reinforce these three key messages as much as possible while you’re talking to children aged seven and under about their wishes and feelings.