Helping your child regulate their emotions – emotion coaching
Parents and carers can support children’s emotional wellbeing in many ways.
Emotion coaching
Emotion coaching helps children understand and manage their feelings.
This approach includes:
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Name the emotion
“It looks like you’re feeling frustrated.”
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Validate the feeling
“That makes sense — that was a difficult situation.”
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Help children problem-solve when they are calm
Wait until the child is regulated before working through solutions together.
This helps children develop emotional literacy and resilience.
