FEEL YOUR BEST SELF (FYBS)
Bring emotional well-being into a kid's world!
Use our toolkit to explore emotion-coping strategies to calm yourself, catch your feelings, and connect with others—it's fun and FREE.
Why is FYBS needed?
How we feel in everyday moments is important to our overall emotional well-being. Doing just a little practice using simple strategies, we can experience lifts in emotions, feelings, or moods. Through FYBS, kids find strategies to help them feel their best self. Putting those strategies into practice gives them tools to carry through life.
How do you use FYBS?
Everyone can watch and discuss the video series! The series follows three puppet kids - Nico, CJ, & Mena - as they navigate everyday issues and help each other work through big feelings. Learn more about how to use FYBS.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Live Zoom Training Series: Facilitate Your Best Self!
Dates and topics for upcoming events are as follows:
- October 11th, 6-7pm EST: Live Q&A with an Early Implementer
To register, please complete this survey.
We are excited that you've chosen to explore the FYBS toolkit!


October is Emotional Wellness Month! Over the next few weeks, we`ll be sharing tips and strategies that anyone can use to boost your emotional wellness. To get in the mood to Feel Your Best Self this month, you can listen to our theme song at the link in bio 🎶
#emotionalwellnessmonth #emotionalwellness #feelyourbestself #FYBS
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Its #FYBSFriday! Try grounding it down so that your body and mind are relaxed as you head into the weekend: https://youtu.be/y6mgZOlb2rE ...
Its #FYBSFriday! Moving your body can help you to get rid of heavy feelings. Learn how to Shake Out the Yuck: https://youtu.be/y6mgZOlb2rE ...
We know that big feelings can happen anywhere. Feel Your Best Self strategies are simple, so that anyone can use them whenever and wherever big feelings happen! Learn more about our strategies and how they work in our Facilitator Guide Overview, available on our website. ...
Are you a teacher looking for ideas about how to use FYBS? Or maybe you`re looking to get started? Come learn from a teacher about her experience last year with using FYBS in her classroom! Register at the link in bio. ...
Its #FYBSFriday! To help you feel your best self as you head into the weekend, give Belly Breathing a try. Learn how: https://youtu.be/74it_hZk6FU ...
Last week, our team joined Waterbury Public Schools` Early Childhood Educators to talk about Feel Your Best Self. We also had fun making puppets together! ...
If you`re feeling overwhelmed during back-to-school season, try watching one of our videos to learn a strategy to help you feel lighter! Head to our website or YouTube channel at the link in bio to learn more. ...
Building supportive relationships is always important, and especially so during times of transition. You can connect with kids - and help them connect with each other - after a long weekend by bringing a high 5 to your classroom! ...
It`s the first FYBS Friday of September! Try Shaking Out the Yuck to get rid of heavy, stressful feelings before the long weekend. Watch the video on our YouTube channel at the link in bio! ...
Looking to get started with FYBS? Come join us on 9/20 at 6pm EST to learn how you can use it at home, at school, or in the community! Register: https://uconn.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d5PXXG8psFj1N7U ...
It`s Turn the Dial Tuesday! If your week isn`t off to the best start, watch Turn the Dial to Catch Your Feelings and learn how you can change your perspective and feel a little lighter. ...
The start of a new school year can bring a lot of big feelings. At home and at school, you can use Feel Your Best Self to help kids calm themselves, catch their feelings, and connect with others during this transition and beyond! ...
It`s FYBS Friday! To close out the week, try finding someone to Feel it Together with today. Sharing our feelings with others can help us to feel our best! https://youtu.be/8QOudc7eywk ...
Missed our webinar on Puppet Building? Check out the video resources and guide on our website to learn more! ...
We`ve put your feedback into action! This summer, our team - alongside educators, families, and community providers - has worked to update our facilitator materials and reflection sheets. Check out the new versions at the link in bio! ...
Learn about the evidence behind and recommendations for integrating puppets into classroom instructions on our website at the link in bio. ...
We`ve loved hearing from those of you who have been using FYBS, and we put your feedback into action! This summer, our team - alongside educators, families, and community providers - has worked to update our facilitator materials and reflection sheets. Check out the new versions at the link in bio! ...
This summer, our team has been working hard to update our facilitator materials based on feedback we`ve gotten from all of you. Stay tuned - we`ll be dropping these updated materials in the next few weeks, just in time for the start of the new school year! ...
Thinking about activites to start the school year? Come join us on August 23rd from 12-1pm EST to learn more about adding a puppet-building activity to FYBS! https://uconn.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d5PXXG8psFj1N7U ...