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
One of the most fundamental human needs is to feel understood. When children feel that their parents truly understand them—their feelings, their persp...
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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 Emotions Can Intensify Behavior
The instinct to ignore tantrum behaviour — not give it attention, not reward it — is understandable and occasionally appropriate. But ignoring the und...
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