Researchers define emotion regulation as the ability to exert some form of control over our emotions. According to the emotion regulation researcher James Gross, emotion regulation refers to our ability to choose our emotions, when we have them, how we experience them and how we feel them. Much of the available emotion regulation research suggests […]
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Why and How to Talk to Kids About Emotions
Despite popular belief, emotionally intelligent kids are not immune to bouts of anxiety, anger, and other big emotions. And when those emotions strike, they can do so with a force that leaves both you and them feeling confused and helpless. I know this from experience. My husband and I always joke that our daughter was […]