How to Ask Questions to Understand Your Family's Emotions

The most pervasive feeling or emotion in the room is it's not always, but it can be fear. And so now I don't make assumptions that they're scared about these things,. Some of my first questions, how are you doing? What's life like with this new baby that you have, which is a great time, but can also be stressful? And very open-ended questions just to understand where they are and take their emotional pulse. Because that'll really help how I ask my questions and help me start to frame my response.