Understanding Behaviour & Hidden Feelings Poster Collection
Understanding Behaviour & Hidden Feelings Poster Collection
Understanding Behaviour & Hidden Feelings Poster Collection
Help children and young people understand what is happening beneath the surface.
This collection of neuro-affirming visual posters explains the thoughts, emotions, and nervous system responses that often underlie behaviours that adults may misunderstand.
Using clear language and engaging illustrations, these resources help children, families and professionals explore concepts such as fight, flight and freeze, emotional overwhelm, masking, communication differences, internal conflict and psychological safety.
Rather than focusing on behaviour alone, these posters encourage empathy, curiosity and understanding by explaining why someone may react the way they do.
Ideal for home, school, therapy and SEND settings, these posters support conversations that build trust, emotional awareness and stronger relationships.
This collection includes
- Fight, Flight and Freeze
- Why Texting Someone at Home Is Easier Than Talking to Them
- Some People Have a Very Small "Safe Zone"
- The Hidden Conflict
- I Don't Feel Understood... and It Hurts
- It's Not Just About Makeup... It's About How I Feel Inside
Learning outcomes
These posters help learners to:
- Understand the nervous system and survival responses.
- Recognise signs of overwhelm and emotional dysregulation.
- Develop empathy for hidden emotional experiences.
- Learn about masking and psychological safety.
- Explore communication differences.
- Understand internal conflict and avoidance.
- Build emotional literacy.
- Encourage supportive conversations between young people and trusted adults.
Perfect for
- Parents and carers
- Schools
- SEND settings
- Alternative Provision
- EHCP support
- Autism and ADHD support
- SEMH interventions
- ELSAs
- Therapists
- Educational psychologists
- Youth workers
Format
- Instant digital download
- High-resolution printable posters
- Suitable for A4 or A3 printing
- Print as many times as you need for your own setting