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Parenting can be hard and can feel especially overwhelming when children have strong emotions, such as anger, frustration or excitement, that they are not always able to regulate on their own.

We've built an increasingly granular emotional vocabulary for children. These days, there are feelings charts in classrooms, books about managing big emotions, and entire pedagogies built around ...

Revisiting a book repeatedly helps children develop a sophisticated understanding of what emotions look and feel like.

Today, Marc Brackett is the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. But he remembers what it was like to be a kid who struggled with his emotions. “I would sometimes just sit ...

"I love your posts, but my husband is afraid that if we allow our kids to get upset as you suggest, they'll never learn to control their emotions. Don't we need to just say No sometimes?" —Rachel All ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Forming friendships and creating connections is part of growing up. "There's a need in children to learn how to be connected and to connect with their friends, to their peers, ...

Graphic novelist Raina Telgemeier has been described as “like the Beatles for teenagers.” Her popular books depict feelings and emotions young people may not want to talk about with adults, like ...

Since the last Bluey episode (for now at least) aired, most families with young kids have probably watched the Bluey canon at ...

But I've started paying closer attention to the things I said and say when my kids are upset, and I've realized that a lot of the phrases I reach for—the ones I heard growing up, the ones that feel ...

When you reject your emotions, they grow stronger. Acceptance helps feelings soften and guides healthier choices.