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Trigger Stop

A sensory and emotional check-in tool for children

Help children communicate what they're feeling when emotions are intense and they become dysregulated. Drag emotion faces and sensory indicators to the body to express internal states.

How to Use

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Step 1

Select your body color and choose a face to describe how you feel, or upload a picture of your own face showing how you feel.

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Step 2

Use the sliding thermometer to describe the overall feeling in your body (sensation).

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Step 3

Choose emoji that shows how you feel, and drag them to the body where you are having those feelings.

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Step 4

Share your feelings with a caring adult.

My Body Color

Medium

My Face

Add your face!

Or choose a face:

What Sensations Am I Feeling?

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😌Calm

Calm, happy, easygoing, flexible, safe

What My Body Feels

Use scroll bar on right • Drag emoji to body

↕Scroll here

My Body

👆 Drag emotions and sensations here

Place them where you feel them in your body

Tip: Drag an emoji to the body to place it. Tap the ✕ to remove placed items.

About Trigger Stop

When a young child is triggered—whether by trauma or an emotional button being pushed—they can become dysregulated and exhibit challenging behaviors. This tool helps children express the sensations in their body and the emotions they're experiencing.

If a child is at a loss for words or is nonverbal, they can use visual images to communicate their internal state. This supports sensory and emotional literacy, which is the ability to identify, understand, and express sensations and feelings in a healthy way.

A caring, nurturing adult who has a relationship with the child can support them by helping them use this tool during a fight, flight, or freeze triggering event. Attuning to a child can help calm their arousal states and support their sensory system in regulating.