How can I model emotional regulation so that my child learns it from me naturally?

Children learn emotional management skills from your behaviour when your own emotions are high, not from lectures. When you are angry, exhausted, stressed, or agitated, kids are paying close attention, and they remember your actions more than your words. To describe your inner condition, use soft, straightforward language. In addition to naming the emotion, this also demonstrates what good self-control looks like. The child learns from your posture, eye contact, and voice, whether it is relaxed or agitated. Admit your mistakes with grace by saying, ‘I raised my voice.’ That was not the appropriate method for me to communicate how I felt. I apologise. Children learn from this that emotional regulation is about awareness, healing, and trying again rather than perfection.