Parenting
The Role of Empathy in Effective Parenting
Some parents worry that showing empathy to their child will spoil them or make them less willing to comply. In reality, empathy is foundational to sec...
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Parenting
Why Children Need to Feel Understood
The feeling of being understood is so basic that adults seek it for the rest of their lives — through partners, therapists, close friends, the right v...
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Emotions
How to Talk to Children About Feelings
Many parents feel uncertain about how to talk to young children about emotions — worried about saying the wrong thing, introducing vocabulary too earl...
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Emotions
Why Ignoring a Child's Emotions Makes Behavior Worse
The advice "don't reward the tantrum with attention" is half right and half disastrous. Yes, you don't give in to the demand. But ignoring the underly...
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