Supporting a child's social-emotional development requires understanding common developmental milestones and actively helping them navigate these. Children often demonstrate resistance due to unmet needs rather than outright defiance. Parents can aid in their growth by using specific language to describe feelings, such as asking questions about their emotions. It's crucial to model calm behavior, particularly in stressful situations, to teach children effective coping strategies. Furthermore, boys need explicit modeling of emotion words since parents tend to engage with girls on emotional discussions more naturally.
Children's resistance often signals unmet needs for connection, play, or autonomy rather than defiance.
Asking 'Are you feeling upset?' teaches emotion vocabulary while respecting that we can't know their feelings.
Parents discuss feelings more naturally with girls, so boys especially need emotion vocabulary modeled.
Mindfulness practices work best when parents model calm behavior during their own stressful moments.
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