Onionhead® is great for all ages, from 1 to 101. 
However, with all our present problems concerning children, we want to reach them as young as possible. The faster we teach them emotional knowledge and social skills, the faster we will help them have a more loving and successful life. Onionhead products are generally developed for “ages uo to 9″ (for children’s) and “ages 9 & up” (for teens and adults).
Yes, indeed. The Onionhead® products are very useful for this purpose. Most substance users numb their emotions in order to survive. They do not know what they feel at all. Onionhead® is an easy, non threatening, gentle way to introduce them to themselves. The results have been extremely positive.
Pick up a feeling card and have them make the face, then say the feeling. Seth, a 2 year old child, did this all day long. He would pick up a card and mirror back the face. Then we moved into the exercise of telling him what the feeling meant every time he did this. He developed more emotional knowledge than any 2 year old we had ever seen.
Onionhead® is appropriate for every member of the family, no matter what the age. Take time to sit together and pull some cards. Then talk about what and why you feel this way. This creates an intimacy that would otherwise probably not occur. Use Onionhead® for problem solving, confusion, difficulties, and even in peaceful times. The magnets also serve as a quick and easy way to get to know each other better. Trust and honesty are birthed as a result.
It was an autistic child who started Onionhead®. Choose an Onionhead® corner. Place all cards on the floor or table, feeling side up. Tell the child to go to Onionhead® and show you what they are feeling. Then ask them to go and show you what they WANT to feel, or what they feel about you or what they feel in general. They see Onionhead® as their friend. Autistic children function on energy and that is why we are particular as to how the product is manufactured and assembled, all through purity and love.
The most pertinent thing for this age group to know is that we are what we feel. Unfortunately, most kids are ashamed of their heavy feelings. Onionhead® teaches ‘name it’, ‘claim it’, ‘tame it’, and ‘never be ashamed of it’. He teaches them to be direct in such a way that they develop a strength and stamina in whomever they are and whatever they stand for.
Anger is a reaction to another emotion. This is why teaching children a larger emotional spectrum is vitally important. Create a conflict resolution platform by separating the deck into the positive light and heavy emotions. Have the person pick three cards from the heavy deck, and then have them pick three cards from the light deck. The heavy emotions reflect the true underlying feelings. Using the three light emotions, have the person construct a peaceful solution to the problem.
Place the Onionhead® card deck face down and have the child pick four cards-two with their right hand and two with their left hand. Have them speak about these feelings. Every time you ask them a question, have them answer through Onionhead®. Because Onionhead® is pure and non-threatening, he becomes one with them.
For a 15 year old, the parent should always involve themselves. Each family member should pick two cards – one with the dominant hand (the hand with which you write) and one with the non-dominant hand. Go around the table and speak about these feelings and why you have them. Listen to your teenager – do not separate yourself from him. Treat him with respect as an equal.
Use the products the same way you would use them with anyone. Have the child pick out the emotions that she is feeling. If the choices are heavy, ask her to show you what she would like to feel. Then ask if she can describe why she (or Onionhead®) is feeling the heavy emotion. Some children feel safer expressing how Onionhead® is feeling. Allow them to speak through him. If they are all light, ask the child to share. Do this daily, or twice daily, and you will surely get to know this child. Children love choosing the cards because they feel they are in charge of themselves; it has proven to be self-empowering.