Helping Your Child Manage their Emotions

9th March 2022 Family

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A child will not be able to fully comprehend their emotions until they learn how to properly identify them, work on their improvements and focus on what they can do to manage them. And it’s completely normal for children to be worried about how they are feeling at times and let their emotions get the better of them. 

This international school has some ways you can help with managing your child’s emotions and better their handling of different situations.

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Be willing to listen

There is a common understanding that children aren’t able to comprehend certain emotions or feelings yet, but there are actually plenty of things children will become exposed to in their younger years. Be available for your child and listen to them. They’re more likely to navigate their problems head on and work out what the issue is and how you can work together to solve the issue.

Identify emotions together

You can be as interactive as having a picture chart and your child points to the emotion on the chart, or you can directly ask your child what they are thinking about and how they exactly feel. Ask them questions to work out together what the emotion is called. Then you can talk to them about how you work through the exact same emotions when they come up for you.

Provide distractions

Being distracted means your child has a moment to collect their feelings and focus their attention on something else. This is why you should work on giving your child ways to turn their attention to other things, like games or helping you with some chores around the house, or taking them out of the home to have some fun. They can still look back on how they reacted before, but it takes the pressure off when it comes to controlling their emotions.