After Bedtime with Big Little Feelings

If Your Parenting Feels Gentle, You’re Doing it Wrong: The Secret to Raising Emotionally Resilient Kids

Feb 14, 2024

Learn how labeling feelings empowers kids to be emotionally resilient. Discover techniques to handle big emotions, develop emotional intelligence early on, and raise strong kids. Dive into the importance of setting boundaries while acknowledging feelings, with a special guest sharing insights on suppressing emotions. Explore creating safe spaces for emotional expression and the balance between firm boundaries and nurturing emotional competence in parenting.

44:10

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Tyler

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Quick takeaways

Labeling children's feelings strengthens emotional resilience and promotes brain development.

Establishing boundaries and teaching coping mechanisms fosters emotional intelligence and helps children handle feelings effectively.

Deep dives

Labeling Feelings Boosts Emotional Strength in Children

By teaching children to label their feelings, they become emotionally stronger. Understanding emotions like anger, sadness, and joy activates parts of the brain that help with emotional regulation.

Introduction

5min

Exploring Emotions with the Feelings Wheel

3min

Emotional Development and Speculation on Characters in 'Southern Charm' Season Nine

7min

Raising Emotionally Resilient Kids

16min

Emotional Resilience through Safe Spaces and Personalization

3min

Firm Boundaries and Emotional Resilience in Parenting

11min

Casual Conversations, Dinner Plans, and Parenting Support

3min

We’re busting the myth that labeling feelings means you’re creating soft or weak kids. Real talk: there’s a way to *do* the whole feelings thing and there’s a way to *not* do the whole feelings kid if you’re wanting to raise strong, capable, emotionally resilient kids. If your parenting feels gentle, permissive, or like your kids are walking all over you? Then you’re doing the whole feelings thing wrong. Not to worry bestie, we are going to unpack EXACTLY how to label feelings, create lifelong emotional intelligence, all while being the strong leader that you are. Today's episode will be so empowering, you’re going to walk away with:

EXACTLY what to do in the moment when your kid is having BIG feelings
How feelings talk early on positively affects the brain and interpersonal relationships later on in life
Hot tips backed in neuroscience to raise a truly strong kid
PLUS, bestie fan favorite VP Hype Squad, Tyler, is BACK and he’s coming in hot with how shoving down feelings has worked out for *him* and our generation of men
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After Bedtime with Big Little Feelings

If Your Parenting Feels Gentle, You’re Doing it Wrong: The Secret to Raising Emotionally Resilient Kids

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Labeling Feelings Boosts Emotional Strength in Children

Balancing Firm Boundaries with Emotional Expression

Teaching Coping Skills Tailored to Individual Children

Modeling Emotional Regulation as a Parent

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