Raising Emotional Intelligence and Resilience for a Meaningful Life (with Susan David)
Respectful Parenting: Janet Lansbury Unruffled
The Power of Emotional Labeling
We know that when your child is upset, angry, whatever word we want to use for that very strong emotion that child is feeling. We know that not trying to solve the problem, literally just showing up to the child in the same way as we've been saying showing up to ourselves, making space for the emotion. Now being judgy about it, not trying to do away with it or push down to the carpet, just creating that is incredibly powerful. A child who feels seen and accepted, not judged for feeling a particular emotion, that that emotion immediately starts to dissipate.
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