A caption reads "TVO Kids and Riverbank pictures original."

[laughter]

(music plays)

Wearing a mask, Akin walks in his room.

Akin is in his early teens, with slightly long braided brown hair and wears jeans and a yellow sweater.

Akin's room is full of colourful furniture, has different colour walls, a black and white checkered floor, pink curtains, and a neon sign that reads "Feelings" behind a couch.

He says OH HEY, IT'S ME AKIN.
THE HOST OF HOW DO YOU FEEL?
I'M SURE YOU'RE FEELING A LOT
THESE DAYS.
WE ALL ARE, AND THAT'S OKAY.
I WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT MY
FRIENDS AND I FILMED THE SHOW
BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, SO EVEN
THOUGH WE'RE NOT WEARING MASKS,
OR PHYSICALLY DISTANCING, IT'S
STILL VERY IMPORTANT.
SO IF YOU'RE IN A SITUATION
WHERE YOU NEED TO
PHYSICALLY DISTANCE, BUT YOU
CAN'T, PUT ON YOUR MASK.
IT'LL HELP KEEP YOU AND YOUR
FRIENDS SAFE.
WHICH FEELS GREAT!
ENJOY THE SHOW!

In animation, the opening of the show rolls.

As the sun comes up between the mountains, colourful letters with different mood facial expressions form the name of the show. It reads "How do you feel?"

A song goes SOME DAYS YOU MIGHT BE HAPPY
AND SOME DAYS YOU MIGHT BE MAD
OTHER DAYS THEY START OFF
RIGHT
BUT THEN YOU WENT UPSET
BUT IT'S OKAY
CUZ WE WANNA KNOW
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
YEAH, HOW DO YOU FEEL?

(electronic music plays)

Akin looks at a big tissue box.

Akin says WELCOME TO MY FEELINGS ZONE.
I'M JUST FINISHING UP MY LATEST
FEELINGS CREATION.
CAN YOU GUESS WHAT IT IS?
I'LL GIVE YOU A HINT.
IT'S FOR WHEN YOU NEED TO LET
OUT A REALLY BIG CRY
OR EVEN A REALLY BIG
SNEE...SNEE...AH...AH...SNEE...
ACHOO!
IT WORKS!

[feet stomping]

In off, a sibling says AKIN, WHATCHA DOING?

Akin says I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING,
I KEEP A HERD OF ELEPHANTS
UPSTAIRS RIGHT?
NOPE, IT'S JUST ONE OF MY
SIBLINGS.
BEING A BROTHER OR A SISTER
IS A BLAST,
BUT IT CAN ALSO BE HARD.
MY FRIEND VICTORIA HAS A
GOOD STORY ABOUT THAT.
HERE I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT IT.
[banging sounds]
He looks up and says REALLY?

An animation rolls as Akin tells the story.

Akin says SOMETIMES WHEN VICTORIA'S DOING
HER HOMEWORK,
HER LITTLE SISTER STARTS
BUGGING HER.
VICTORIA THINKS THAT CAN BE
REALLY ANNOYING AND RUDE.
SOMETIMES VICTORIA FEELS PROUD
TO BE AN OLDER SISTER
BECAUSE SHE KNOWS HER LITTLE
SISTER LOOKS UP TO HER.
NEEDS TO PAY
EXTRA CLOSE ATTENTION
TO HER SISTER
WHICH MAKES HER FEEL
STRESSED.
IF VICTORIA WANTS TO DO A
CARTWHEEL OR A HANDSTAND
TRY IT TOO AND GET HURT.
SOMETIMES VICTORIA THINKS THAT
IT WOULD BE MUCH EASIER
TO BE THE YOUNGER SISTER AND
NOT THE OLDER ONE.

Now in his backyard, Akin says SO IT SOUNDS LIKE VICTORIA COULD
USE SOME ADVICE.
FOR THAT I TURN TO THE PERSON
WHO PUTS THE MOTION
IN EMOTION, MY FRIEND AND
YOURS, DUANE!

Duane is in his thirties, with short straight black hair and wears jeans, a green jacket and a pink T-shirt.

Duane says HI AKIN!

Akin says SO VICTORIA SOMETIMES FEELS
STRESSED ABOUT BEING
AN OLDER SISTER, IF VICTORIA
WERE HERE,
WHAT WOULD YOU
TELL HER?

Duane says FEELINGS RESPONSIBLE FOR
A YOUNGER SIBLING CAN BE
VERY FRUSTRATING INDEED,
AND SO WHAT I WOULD
ENCOURAGE VICTORIA TO DO IS TO
TRY ESTABLISHING BOUNDARIES
WITH HER SISTER AND THAT
MIGHT REQUIRE THE HELP
OF HER PARENTS OR
GUARDIAN.

Akin says WHAT'S A BOUNDARY?

Duane says IT'S BASICALLY LETTING SOMEONE
KNOW WHAT WE'RE OKAY WITH
AND WHAT WE'RE NOT
OKAY WITH,
BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO BE
PREPARED TO HEAR WHAT
THEY'RE OKAY WITH AND MAYBE WHAT
THEY'RE NOT OKAY WITH AS WELL.

Akin says WHAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF A
BOUNDARY YOU CAN SET?

Duane says WELL IF I ALWAYS WANT TO
HAVE MY HOMEWORK DONE
BY A CERTAIN TIME I WILL ASK,
'CAN YOU MAKE SURE THAT
IF YOU WANT TO HANG OUT THAT
IT'S AFTER THIS TIME PLEASE?'
THERE'S A BOUNDARY.

Akin says WHAT BOUNDARY COULD
VICTORIA SET?

Duane says WELL MAYBE VICTORIA CAN COME
UP WITH A GREEN SIGN
AND A RED SIGN AND SHE CAN
LET HER SISTER KNOW THAT
WHEN THE GREEN SIGN IS UP
YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME,
HANG OUT, PLAY GAMES,
AND WHEN SHE FEELS LIKE
SHE NEEDS SOME SPACE, SHE
NEEDS TO BE ALONE,
OR SHE HAS TO GET
HOMEWORK DONE,
SHE CAN PUT THE RED
SIGN UP.

Akin says WHAT IF THE BOUNDARY
DOESN'T WORK?

Duane says SETTING BOUNDARIES CAN TAKE
TIME, IT REQUIRES US TO BE
PATIENT, BUT WE MIGHT ALSO
NEED SUPPORT AT TIMES,
AND SO VICTORIA MIGHT NEED
TO SPEAK WITH HER PARENTS
OR GUARDIANS TO HELP HER
AND HER SISTER BECOME
MORE FAMILIAR WITH EACH
OTHER'S BOUNDARIES.

Akin says VICTORIA SAID THAT SHE'S
PROUD OF HER SISTER
BUT ALSO ANNOYED.

Duane says WHICH IS TOTALLY
NORMAL.
SOMETIMES WE MIGHT FEEL
ONE FEELING
AND THEN A COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT FEELING,
BUT THAT'S WHY OPENING UP
THE LINES OF COMMUNICATIONS
ARE EVEN MORE IMPORTANT SO
THAT OUR SIBLING KNOWS
WHEN WE FEEL ANNOYED AND WHEN
WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THEM.

Akin says I'M GONNA ESTABLISH
A BOUNDARY.

Duane says BYE AKIN.

Akin says BYE.

[fanfare]

Sitting in the basement, Akin says SOMETIMES OUR PROBLEMS AND
EMOTIONS CAN FEEL REALLY
COMPLICATED AND ARE HARD
TO FIGURE OUT.
BUT DO YOU KNOW WHAT ISN'T HARD
OR COMPLICATED?
TALKING ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS
WITH YOUR FRIENDS.
LIKE THESE SMART COOKIES.
SO, WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT
VICTORIA'S STORY?

Owen is around 11 years old. He wears a gray shirt.

Owen says I FEEL BAD FOR VICTORIA SINCE
HER SISTER KEEPS BUGGING HER,
SO I FEEL BAD THAT SHE CAN'T
JUST DO HER HOMEWORK.

Curtis is around 10 years old. He has blond hair and wears a gray and yellow shirt.

Curtis says SHE SHOULD TELL HER SISTER
THAT SHE NEEDS A LITTLE MORE
SPACE AND SHE NEEDS TO DO
SOME STUFF ON HER OWN.

Akin says YEAH.
WHAT ABOUT YOU ZOE?

Zoey is around 11 years old. She has long black braids, and wears glasses and a yellow sweater.

Zoey says I FEEL LIKE I CAN RELATE
TO VICTORIA BECAUSE I DO HAVE
LITTLE COUSINS WHO ACT LIKE
LITTLE SIBLINGS TO ME
AND I JUST FEEL LIKE SHE NEEDS
TO TELL HER LITTLE SISTER
THAT SHE NEEDS MORE SPACE BUT
SHE STILL LOVES HER.

Akin says HAVE YOU EVER GOTTEN ANNOYED
BY SOMEONE,
EVEN THOUGH YOU REALLY
LOVE THEM?

Owen says YES, I HAVE.
I HAVE, UM, FRIENDS, SOMETIMES
I GET ANNOYED WITH THEM
AND THEY GET ANNOYED WITH,
UM, ME.
WE JUST WAIT A LITTLE BIT SO
WE CAN HAVE SPACE
AND THEN WE'RE, UM, WE JUST
FORGET ABOUT THAT
AND BE FRIENDS AGAIN.

Akin says HOW DO GUYS TALK TO
SOMEONE WHEN
THEY'RE BOTHERING YOU?

Zoey says WELL IF THE PERSON IS BOTHERING
ME I WOULD ASK POLITELY IF
THEY WOULD STOP AND IF THEY
DON'T STOP I WOULD TELL
SOMEONE IN AUTHORITY OR
WHOEVER IS IN CHARGE.

Curtis says SOMETIMES OUTSIDE AT RECESS, UM,
WHEN, AND THERE'S
NO TEACHERS IN THE YARD, UM,
SOMEONE'S BOTHERING ME,
AND THEN WHEN A TEACHER COMES IN
THEY'RE JUST LIKE,
'I DIDN'T DO IT' AND THEY BLAME
ME ON IT.

Akin says IS THERE ANYTHING YOU GUYS WANT
TO TELL VICTORIA?

Owen says UM, TO TELL HER SISTER THAT
'WAIT TILL YOU'RE OLDER BECAUSE
IF YOU DO A CARTWHEEL OR A
HANDSTAND IT WILL HURT YOU NOW'.

Akin says WHAT ABOUT YOU ZOE?

Zoey says I WOULD TELL VICTORIA TO
REMEMBER THAT HER LITTLE SISTER
IS JUST A LITTLE KID AND SHE
STILL WANTS TO BE LIKE HER
AND COPY WHAT SHE DOES, BUT
MAYBE JUST CLARIFY THE FACT
THAT SHE NEEDS A BIT MORE
SPACE TO HERSELF.

Akin says THANK YOU GUYS FOR SHARING
WITH ME.

Owen says YOU'RE WELCOME.

Akin says I WAS JUST FEELING A LITTLE
WORRIED AND IT WAS MAKING
MY BODY FEEL LIKE IT WAS ON
PINS AND NEEDLES.
SOMETIMES WHEN I FEEL
LIKE THAT
I USE MY MUSCLES
TO HELP.
IT'S CALLED PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE
RELAXATION!
AND I SQUEEZE DIFFERENT PARTS
OF MY BODY
AND THEN RELEASE THEM.
I START BY SQUEEZING MY FACE.
AND THEN MY ARMS.
AND THEN MY TUMMY.
AND THEN MY FISTS.
AND THEN MY FEET!

He sighs and says AHH, AND AFTER THAT I
FEEL LIKE
A BIG 'OL JAR FULL OF JELLY.
[bouncing rubber]

Next, Curtis spins a hula hoop around his waist.

Akin, Zoey and Owen say CURTIS! CURTIS! CURTIS! CURTIS!
CURTIS!

Akin says I HAD A GREAT TIME TALKING
WITH YOU ALL TODAY
AND DON'T FORGET TO STAY IN THE
LOOP WITH YOUR FEELINGS.
AND WE'LL SEE YOU SOON!

They all wave and say BYE!

(music plays)

Music plays as the end credits roll.

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