- Expresses positive feelings such as joy and affection and negative feelings such as anger, frustration and distress, through actions, behaviours and a few words
- Experiences a wide range of feelings with great intensity, such as anger and frustration, which can be overwhelming and result in losing control of feelings, body and thinking
- Is aware of others’ feelings and is beginning to show empathy by offering a comfort object to another child or sharing in another child’s excitement
- Asserts their own agenda strongly and may display frustration with having to comply with others’ agendas and with change and boundaries
