Parenting
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks agoA Key Technique Therapists Use to Figure Out Kids
Naming a child's emotions reveals the feelings driving challenging behaviors and usually reduces those behaviors.
When we talk to a good friend about a problem, we tend to feel better. This usually has less to do with the friend's advice-if they even offer any-and more to do with their simply listening and validating our feelings. This is especially true for children, especially considering how a child's mind works. For kids, it's not necessarily about finding an intellectual solution to whatever problem they're having.