We express our emotions and recognize them in others using facial expressions – this is obvious. What is, perhaps, less immediately obvious is that we also recognize and express emotions using body ...

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.

When working with teens and discussing emotions, I often give an analogy of sand in a jar. In this analogy, the sand ...

Teaching your child about four foundational emotions—anger, sadness, fear, and jealousy—can help them build a lifelong emotional vocabulary. Naming and normalizing feelings gives kids the language ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Joyful Fridays: E is for Emotions Program Description: Explore the many ways to express your emotions and create an emotion chart with educators ...

As a licensed professional counselor and play therapist working with children ages 3-10, my work focuses on supporting children and families through trauma, adjustment, family issues and ...

I was a fully grown adult before I learned that identifying emotions is the first step to dealing with them. Now I keep a feelings wheel handy at all times, just in case anyone needs help ...

Most parents want to do right by their children, but miss crucial emotional skills that could change their child’s entire life trajectory. Here’s how parents can raise “emotionally intelligent” kids.

A new study by scientists at USC and California State University, Northridge, reveals that face masks—while important to public health and recommended in many health care settings—can make it harder ...

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Every parent will make mistakes, but no parent should take their frustrations out on them. Without realizing it, they say phrases that harm their kids, doing damage that can easily be avoided.