# Big Kids, Bigger Feelings: Unlocking the Secrets of Emotion Regulation with Alyssa Black Campbell, Episode #166 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-child-psych-podcast-5748916/big-kids-bigger-feelings-unlocking-the-secrets-of-emotion-regulation-with-alyssa-black-campbell-episode-166 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-child-psych-podcast-5748916/big-kids-bigger-feelings-unlocking-the-secrets-of-emotion-regulation-with-alyssa-black-campbell-episode-166.md Podcast: [The Child Psych Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-child-psych-podcast-5748916) Published: 2026-01-21T12:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/the-child-psych-podcast/episodes/big-kids-bigger-feelings-unlocking-the-secrets-of-emotion-re Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6728bc98580049df8ffc39c7/e/693977b334867e026d2b9309/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-child-psych-podcast-5748916/episodes/big-kids-bigger-feelings-unlocking-the-secrets-of-emotion-regulation-with-alyssa-black-campbell-episode-166 Duration seconds: 2743 ## Resource In this episode of The Child Psych Podcast, we’re joined by Alyssa Blask Campbell—educator, emotional-development expert, and author of the bestselling book Tiny Humans, Big Emotions. Alyssa invites us into the heart of her groundbreaking framework, the Collaborative Emotion Processing (CEP) method—a research-based approach designed to help parents and educators respond to children’s emotions with intention rather than reactivity. Through this rich conversation, Alyssa explains what it truly means to process emotions collaboratively, starting with the adult’s ability to regulate their own nervous system. She shares how the CEP method reframes emotional moments not as crises to fix, but as opportunities for connection and co-regulation. Together, we explore how this framework helps both parents and teachers move beyond behaviour management and into deeper relational understanding—where curiosity, empathy, and attunement replace power struggles and frustration. Alyssa’s insights offer a refreshing reminder that emotional intelligence begins with us. When adults pause, breathe, and reflect before reacting, they model the very skills children need to thrive. Her work bridges cutting-edge neuroscience with compassionate, practical tools that fit into everyday life—whether you’re navigating a toddler tantrum, a classroom meltdown, or the quiet undercurrent of stress in your own body. Tune in for an inspiring and empowering conversation about what it means to raise and teach with emotional awareness, and how cultivating calm within ourselves is the most powerful gift we can give the children in our care. Alyssa Blask Campbell, M.Ed., is an emotional development expert, teacher, parent, and the founder and CEO of Seed & Sew—a global platform dedicated to raising emotionall… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-child-psych-podcast-5748916/episodes/big-kids-bigger-feelings-unlocking-the-secrets-of-emotion-regulation-with-alyssa-black-campbell-episode-166/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-child-psych-podcast-5748916/big-kids-bigger-feelings-unlocking-the-secrets-of-emotion-regulation-with-alyssa-black-campbell-episode-166.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.