Teaching Children to Understand and Name Their Feelings (Emotional Intelligence and Mental Health)
Parenting Perspective Presence Over Problem-Solving Knowing how to comfort a friend is a precious skill that teaches your child empathy…
Teaching Children to Understand and Name Their Feelings (Emotional Intelligence and Mental Health)
Parenting Perspective Normalise Disagreements Friendship conflicts are a normal part of growing up, but many children feel overwhelmed when disagreements…
Teaching Children to Understand and Name Their Feelings (Emotional Intelligence and Mental Health)
Parenting Perspective Listen Without Judgment Children sometimes feel pushed by friends to do things they know are wrong or that…
Teaching Children to Understand and Name Their Feelings (Emotional Intelligence and Mental Health)
Parenting Perspective It is Brave to Speak About Fear Many children feel nervous about joining in with others, whether it…
Teaching Children to Understand and Name Their Feelings (Emotional Intelligence and Mental Health)
Parenting Perspective Normalise the Feeling Jealousy among friends is common, but children often feel too embarrassed to admit it. They…
Teaching Children to Understand and Name Their Feelings (Emotional Intelligence and Mental Health)
Parenting Perspective Practice Kind But Firm Responses Most children will face teasing at some point, whether it is playful or…
Teaching Children to Understand and Name Their Feelings (Emotional Intelligence and Mental Health)
Parenting Perspective Listen and Validate Their Feelings Hearing your child say, ‘Nobody likes me,’ can be heartbreaking. Children often say…
Teaching Children to Understand and Name Their Feelings (Emotional Intelligence and Mental Health)
Parenting Perspective A Normal Developmental Stage Children sometimes believe that everyone should feel exactly the way they do. This is…
Teaching Children to Understand and Name Their Feelings (Emotional Intelligence and Mental Health)
Parenting Perspective Listen Without Dismissing Feeling left out can be deeply painful for a child, especially when they see other…
Teaching Children to Understand and Name Their Feelings (Emotional Intelligence and Mental Health)
Parenting Perspective Teach Them They Have a Right to Speak Up Many children struggle to tell their friends when something…
