Find Your 5
Emotional Scale Guide

The proprietary 1–10 scale used by Dr. Kathrine in her clinical practice — packaged as a practical, shareable guide for parents and caregivers.

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5 pages of practical, research-informed content

Page 1

A clear, one-sentence explanation of the 1–10 scale and why knowing your number matters for every relationship in your life.

Foundation

Page 2

Three practical steps to check in with your number every day — and what to do once you know where you are.

Practice

Pages 3–4

The scale applied to common teaching moments: tantrums, sibling conflict, homework battles, screen time, and bedtime transitions.

Application

Page 5

Five reflective questions to deepen your practice, plus a clear call to take the quiz and discover your own number.

Reflection

Real parent situations, with the scale applied so you see exactly how it works.

Your child refuses to put on shoes — they're at a 7, not being defiant. The guide shows how to read the number and respond with co-regulation.

Bedtime drags into a meltdown — recognizing the overtired number and why your usual strategies stop working past a certain threshold.

You snap at your partner — your own number has shifted and you're modeling the skill to your kids before they even ask for it.

Homework becomes a power struggle — how to name the number your child is sitting at and make a collaborative plan from there.

Your teen is withdrawn and quiet — what a low-number state looks like in older kids and how to approach without making it worse.

Naming where you are on the scale doesn't change what happened. But it changes what happens next.

— Dr. Kathrine Pierandozzi