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The Story of Strong Feelings,
When I was a young child, I had strong, scary feelings. I didn't understand that the feelings were coming from the inside and I was scared. I tried many, unsuccessful attempts to calm them with the little knowledge that I had. One day, I decided that I had had enough. If no one was going to give me a tool to help me feel better, then I would do it myself.
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Around the same time, I had rubber band ball toy collection that I found to be quite comforting. However, I did not like the name of the toy. So, I renamed it "eep." As my collection grew, I found more interesting shapes of toys that needed new names. However, I wanted to be methodical with my naming process so that every toy would have an "eep" in it. When I found the worm-shaped rubber band ball, I knew exactly what it was supposed to be called: "eepworm."
When I became an adult, I kept my collection of eeps, eepworms, eep-dinosours, eep-lizards, cheep-eeps, and more. When I began working with Early Childhood Specialties, I saw firsthand that many children today are also struggling with strong emotions. I felt that I could help children with these feelings, so I decided to start my own book and toy line. If I can grow up to be successful by using these tools, then so can many other children!
When I became an adult, I kept my collection of eeps, eepworms, eep-dinosours, eep-lizards, cheep-eeps, and more. When I began working with Early Childhood Specialties, I saw firsthand that many children today are also struggling with strong emotions. I felt that I could help children with these feelings, so I decided to start my own book and toy line. If I can grow up to be successful by using these tools, then so can many other children!
