Tools for Talking
Naming Emotions: a Key Part of Successful Parenting
Naming emotions for a child not only builds emotional intelligence and self-esteem, it improves the child’s behavior. Here’s how it’s done.
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Talking with kids is a key way to help them with their struggles and emotions. But it’s not always obvious how to talk to young children about their feelings, especially intense, conflicting ones. Sometimes, talking doesn’t even work and we need to find other ways to help kids get in touch with their feelings.
This is what play therapy is all about, and parents can borrow from these techniques to help kids handle their feelings better. In the end, when a child’s emotions are brought into the open, their challenging behaviors improve.
Tools for Talking
Voicing Your Child’s Emotions: the Direct Approach
Talking to kids about their feelings is one of the most important yet challenging jobs for parents. Here’s how to make it a lot easier.
Tools for Talking
5 Ways to Prevent Shame in Your Child
Shame is a toxic feeling that can radically affect your child’s self-esteem. Here’s what you can do to prevent shame from forming.
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Talking About Hard Subjects: Using an Indirect Approach
Whether talking to your child about Big Feelings or about difficult subjects, it’s sometimes best to take an indirect approach. Here’s how.
Tools for Talking
A Common Pitfall: Speaking to the Intellect, Not the Emotions
A simple, but profoundly effective change parents can make in talking with their child. Here’s how to do it.
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Using Play Therapeutically, part 1
Therapists help children work through feelings and issues using play therapy, and you can use these tools, too, Here are some guidelines.
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Using Play Therapeutically, part 2
What you actually do when using play therapeutically with your child.
Tools for Talking, What Parents Can Do
When the Monsters Are Real: How To Talk To Little Kids About Real-Life Scary Stuff
Talking to kids about real world problems is tough. Here’s five steps to follow to help them cope with scary, real world issues.
Tools for Talking
Using Bedtime Stories to Create Healthy Narratives in Your Child
With the help of bedtime stories, here’s an easy and reliable way to promote healthy narratives in your child.
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