foreign [Music] squeaks came up with a new game for us to play It's called guess that
emotion and in this game squeaks night will each act like we would when we're
feeling different emotions then we'll try to guess the emotion the other is
acting out let's try it I'll go first hmm let me think I got it
I'm sorry squeaks I'm not actually mad at you we're playing a game remember
hmm But I guess you did technically guess what emotion I was acting out I was pretending to
be mad do you remember when we learned what happens when we actually get mad squeaks and
I are making different funny faces for some photos let's try a really silly face ready
okay now a really sad face let's try a surprise face oh can you guess this one
that's right it's my angry face could you tell that I looked angry there might have been some
clues that gave it away I did move my eyebrows down and I had a pretty big frown when people feel
angry many of us have some of the same reactions think about the last time you were angry maybe you
lost a game or asked for something and a grown-up said no and suddenly you start to feel a bit mad
you might clench your teeth together your stomach might hurt a bit and you start breathing fast my
face scrunches up even pretending to do all those things anger is a really powerful emotion or
feeling and when you feel angry your body starts to do different things all at once our bodies are
great at taking care of us and preparing us for anything that could be seen as a threat in other
words something that might be bad for us when you get angry your brain starts sending messages to
the rest of the body that there might be a threat coming even if all that happened was that you lost
a game or didn't get something you wanted but your body wants to keep you safe even if you're
angry about something that isn't a big threat your body starts to react as though there might
be danger or a fight about to happen your brain sends the signals out to get angry and fast first
putting on an angry face warns others that you're mad clenching your jaw and frowning are signs
that tell possible threats to back off many other animals have special ways of showing that they're
angry dogs growl cats arch their backs and apes clench their jaws and bear their teeth like us
I didn't know that when squeaks gets mad he might start squeaking louder trying to sound
big and tough sometimes just showing that you're angry might be enough to scare off a threat if the
threat doesn't go away and if you stay angry your body will move on to other stages of preparation
your body gets ready to fight this is when you might start to feel funny because your body can
take over a bit more here your body puts all of its energy into being ready to fight so it
stops working on things like digesting food this can make your stomach hurt your eyes focus in on
whatever is making you mad noticing any changes or possible starts to a fight your brain even sends
out messages to release adrenaline a special chemical that can help you react more quickly
move faster or fight harder throughout your body in just a minute or two you're ready to
face off against any big threats it is amazing how well our bodies work to protect us but most
of these reactions aren't needed for many of the things that make us angry from day
to day our anger instincts are there to keep us safe if something really bad were to happen but
most of the time we don't have to fight if we're angry about something if someone disagrees with
me or I'm disappointed because I lost a game getting into a fight isn't the right choice
for me to make it can be hard when you're feeling angry or upset to make good choices because your
body is running on overdrive trying to keep you safe but sometimes we might need to find a way
to control angry feelings and instincts well squeaks if I'm feeling angry I try to take a
few deep breaths and sometimes I'll count to 10 really slowly to give my brain and my body time
to cool off before I decide what to do I also try to make sure that I get enough to eat and
plenty of sleep when people are tired or hungry they can get angry much faster maybe you can try
out these tricks the next time you get angry or frustrated and see which one works for you oh and
squeaks let's try one last photo let's do a big cheesy smile you ready okay squeaks it's your turn
gosh I think that you are pretending to be sad am I right
oh it's hard to do when you're just pretending but sometimes when we're really sad we cry can
you remember why that is squeaks let's watch this video so we can remember oh squeaks I'm
sorry about your ball I know it was your favorite squeaks was in the yard playing with his favorite
soccer ball and he kicked it into a rock and it popped oh no I don't think we're going to be
able to fix it we could patch it but the air would still leak out if you want we could buy a new one
I know you're right the new one won't be the same because the old one will still be popped
it's okay to be sad about it everybody gets sad sometimes and crying is a natural thing that can
happen when you're sad it's actually a really important thing that our bodies do scientists
aren't completely sure why we cry when we're sad but they do have some guesses one of the main
reasons has to do with what crying tells other people when I see you crying squeaks I know that
you're sad right away you don't even have to tell me with words although it does help if you do the
more I know about how you're feeling and the more you know about how I'm feeling the better we can
live together if you're really sad or angry or having other strong feelings and I don't know
about it then I might do something insensitive without realizing it and make things worse for
example now would not be a good time to bring out my favorite ball and go play with it in
the yard it wouldn't be a very nice thing since yours just popped but if I didn't know you were
sad I might not realize it would be hurtful knowing that you're sad also means I can try
and find ways to help even if it's just by staying with you until you feel better and
remember the other day when I felt sad about the end of the book I was reading you gave me a hug
and it made me feel so much better I'm so glad that we can show or tell what we're feeling so
we can try and help each other and that's really important outside the fort too the whole world is
a much better place when you can help people who are sad or having a hard time besides helping us
share our feelings scientists also think we cry when we're sad because of what's in our tears if
you taste your tears you can tell that they're pretty salty and that's because they have salt
in them and one of the other ingredients in tears is a painkiller something that makes pain go away
it's kind of like the medicine your doctor might give you when you're sick except this is something
that your body makes by itself so when you cry because you're sad your tears have something in
them that can make you hurt less even if it's just your heart that hurts and then hopefully
when you're done crying you start to feel a little better do you think you're starting to feel better
oh I'm so glad and just like you're already starting to feel better now
over time you'll feel even less sad it's all part of understanding our feelings and
the different ways we show them including by crying okay squeaks I got one for you you ready
I'm not cold but sometimes you do shiver when you're cold and
when you're feeling this emotion guess again
that's right I was pretending to be scared remember that time that you were hiding in
the lab and popped out and scared me yeah yeah real funny squeaks hi everyone I've
been looking for squeaks all morning I know he's around here somewhere but I can't seem to
find him squeaks buddy where are you [Music] oh it's just you squeaks geez you scared me
apology accepted I know you're only trying to surprise me for a second there when you
scared me I felt myself want to run away really quickly and then when I realized it was just you
that feeling went away you must have triggered my fight or flight response oh well the fight or
flight response is something that happens when animals like us get scared because we want to
get to safety as quickly as possible it's okay to feel scared sometimes it happens to everyone even
grown-ups if we're scared and our brains decide that we need to get somewhere safe quickly there
are two main things that can happen sometimes our brains will decide on the fight option so that we
can scare away whatever is scaring us without really meaning to we might suddenly feel angry
and even try to fight whatever scared us other times our brains will decide on the flight option
good guest squeaks but it doesn't mean that we can fly flight is another way to say running
away if our brains choose flight we might feel even more scared than before and want to run
away from whatever scared us as fast as we can for either fight or flight we don't really make
the choice ourselves our brains and our bodies just react without us thinking about it it might
sound strange but our brains are trying to get us to safety quickly so it doesn't give us time to
really think about what we want to do fight or flight is an instinct something our brains and
bodies do naturally without us thinking about it it's the brain's way of protecting us when we get
scared our brain sends signals all over our bodies preparing for Action it makes our heart and lungs
work faster to get energy to our muscles so that we can run really quickly or fight really hard it
even makes our eyes focus better so we can see things moving more easily our bodies will stay
in fight or flight mode until we're safe oh I am a little bit tired now squeaks the fight
or flight response put my body into overdrive so many of my muscles and organs got ready to
LEAP into action and now I can start to feel how much energy went into that response if your brain
goes into fight or flight mode you may not notice what's going on with your body very well but once
you realize everything's okay your brain allows you to think clearly again and you might notice
that you're really tired hungry or thirsty I sure am glad that it was only you trying to
surprise me squeaks and not something really scary and I'm glad I didn't run away too far
that's a good idea squeaks squeaks says that when we feel ourselves getting scared it might
help to take a deep breath in and then a deep breath out really slowly like this
this can help our brains stay out of fight or flight mode so we don't feel as scared I have
an idea let's give it a try I'll close my eyes and you go hide somewhere ready
squeaks squeaks where are you squeaks
ah oh that worked pretty well I felt scared for a moment but my breathing gave me enough
time to realize that it was only you and I felt better but just in case let's go play something
a little less scary like Jess okay squeaks you do one more [Music] are you pretending to be happy
oh you aren't just pretending to be happy you really are happy oh me too buddy and
sometimes when we're really happy we can't stop laughing yeah laughing is really weird
when you think about it but we learned why we laugh once remember let's watch this
I don't know squeaks why didn't the potato cross the road because it's a potato and it
doesn't have legs good joke squeaks oh it feels good to laugh we laugh pretty much every day but
what is laughing anyway why do we make this weird noise when we're happy or think something is funny
scientists have found that we use laughter as a form of communication communication means talking
and sending messages to each other when we laugh we're communicating with the world around us it
helps us connect to other people and strengthens our relationships and even though we usually laugh
without even thinking about it it's actually kind of a complicated thing for our bodies to do when
you laugh your body uses 15 different facial muscles and your upper lip gets turned up your
windpipe which you use to breathe is partially covered up which makes you gasp sometimes when
you're laughing really hard it becomes harder to breathe so you turn red or purple and you might
even get tears in your eyes too but they're happy tears Meanwhile your brain gets excited it and so
do your arms legs and stomach muscles and of course when you laugh you make a sound there
is a lot going on all kinds of situations can make us laugh sometimes it might be silly things that
don't go together like putting a hat on a hamster or sometimes it might be relief because something
that made us stressed or worried is finally over sometimes laughing can tell the people
around us that we feel safe and happy with them or it might even be a response to being tickled
and even though funny things make us laugh most of the time when we laugh it's for a different
reason usually we're laughing at our own words so I'm a lot more likely to laugh after saying
something not too funny like squeaks and I went exploring today then if squeaks tells me a joke
I don't like your jokes squeaks it's nothing personal it's science and even though laughter
feels like the sort of thing that happens suddenly and unexpectedly it turns out that
most laughter happens during natural breaks in our conversation and people don't usually
laugh when they're alone but when you're with friends laughter can be contagious when people
say something is contagious or catching they're usually talking about germs like how everyone in
your class seems to get each other sick at the same time you don't laugh because of germs of
course but if your friend starts laughing you can catch their laughter it helps you tell the people
around you that you feel comfortable and want to be part of the group so one person laughing
can sometimes mean that a whole bunch of people will start laughing too some scientists think that
a long time ago ancient humans developed the ability to laugh even before they start using
words even then laughing would have helped to show that we feel safe and comfortable
and help connect people to each other making connections with people and forming groups
can sometimes mean that some people get included in a group well some people feel left out which
may explain why a group of people being mean to someone can seem funny at first sometimes people
might feel like they want to laugh at something bad happening to someone else but even though it
can feel like you're not laughing on purpose we always try to be careful about how we treat other
people laughing feels great when you're using it nicely laughing to connect to other people
is a very human activity but some other animals do it too some Apes have an open mouth play face
and they make a panting sound that's similar to the ahas we make when we laugh Even Rats
do something that's like laughing too babies who haven't learned to use words yet can also laugh
and babies and apes laugh at similar things like playing and tickling have you ever heard someone
say that laughter is the best medicine that's because the best part about laughing is not just
that it feels good it's good for you people who laugh a lot are more likely to have healthy hearts
and they tend not to get sick as much laughing also probably means you're living a fun life
and have connections with people you like which is healthy too and that sounds like
a great reason to have a good laugh I don't know squeaks what fruit do sheep like best
bananas that is your best joke yet good one squeaks oh squeaks that was such a fun game I'm
so glad you came up with it and maybe you can play at home too thanks for joining us if you want to
keep having fun and learning cool new games like this with me squeaks Mr Brown and all our friends
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