Parenting isn’t easy: Two important skills can help

Practicing validation

Validation teaches your children that feeling and expressing their emotions is okay.

“When parents use validation, they are affirming to their child. That it’s fine to feel emotions. They should not be suppress,” Chase Samsel with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Harvard-affiliated Boston Children’s Hospital. “It shows them you understand their feelings and point of view, and it establishes trust. This, in turn, can help a child feel supported and open to discussing solutions.”

Start with acknowledgement

Acknowledge their emotions with comments like, “It sounds like you frustrated or angry,” or “I can see that you’ve had a tough day at school.”

But which emotion or emotions is your child feeling? “It can be difficult for parents to recognize the genuine emotion their child is battling,” says “Many times, kids have an emotional reaction but can’t explain what’s going on, or don’t want to, or express various emotions at once.”

Other times, different emotions lie underneath one being shown. This is especially common among teenagers where they display anger, เล่น UFABET ผ่านมือถือ สะดวกทุกที่ ทุกเวลา but often the real emotion is fear, anxiety, or sadness. “In these incidences. Just recognizing they are going through something difficult is enough,”

Practice validation often

A child may not respond to validation at first. They may not want to talk about their emotions or may ignore your interest. But consistent validation will eventually pay off.