Imagine that you are a 4-year-old again, and your grandparents gave you a beautiful golden teddy bear with a bright red ribbon around its neck. You took this teddy bear with you everywhere and it was ...

Parents today are so terrified of invalidating their kids that they often swing like a pendulum in the opposite direction, training their kids that their emotions should be the center of the universe.

Supporting a child through intense emotions while managing your own is challenging work. Part of this is to practise ...

Parents' responses to emotions create the foundation for how children understand and express their own feelings. When parents respond with warmth and understanding, children learn that emotions are ...

What: Deep Breaths: Validating Your Child’s Emotions and Needs, an Eat Chat Parent event presented by the Eagle River Youth Coalition. When: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23. Where: Eagle Valley ...

(KUTV) — Are Your Kids Struggling With Change? Last year taught us that things don’t always go the way we think they will or how we plan. When things don’t go the way that kids want, it can be really ...

If you’re a parent or guardian, you’ve heard about the importance of respecting your child’s feelings. Teaching our kids can help them work through the negative emotions they experience as they grow ...

I go to the park every day. Yesterday, I overheard a mom talking to her five-year-old who’d scraped his knee. “I know that hurts so much. You must feel so scared and sad right now. It’s okay to cry.

Parents play a major role in how and how much a child’s anxiety is expressed, yet often without guidelines or tools. Society expects parents to teach our children positive behavior, but when do we ...