Why Online Parenting Experts Are Embracing the Most Irritating Advice Possible
Briefly

"As parents, we've all had moments when we've lost it, then blamed ourselves for being dysregulated. I know I have. But humans aren't machines, to be easily recalibrated."
"The recommendation to regulate our emotions may have effects contrary to what was intended, as it's well-known that telling someone to calm down often has the opposite effect."
"Research on emotion regulation took off in the 1990s and has grown exponentially, highlighting its current prominence in discussions about psychological health and parenting."
"Emotion regulation has entered the public discourse as a new buzzword that reflects an evolution of parenting strategies, yet it often oversimplifies the complexities of human emotion."
Read at Slate Magazine
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