Using Words to Demonstrate Emotional Strength

Before You Can Identify Your Child’s Emotional Strengths You Need to Know Your Own Everyone has emotional strengths. These help us. Have you stopped to think about what your emotional strengths are? Here is a list for you to consider. When you see your child use these words like this you may be able to identify which strength they have

When you observe these emotional strengths in yourself or others you will be able to encourage emotionally strong families and communities through modeling these strengths. I you are at a loss and feel you do not have these strengths or your child does not have these strengths, there are ways to teach them to your child. The ‘I Feel…When…’ book series I write delves into a conflict that elicits an emotion and is carefully crafted to demonstrate skillfully how to cope with a particular feeling. When children become emotionally literate and are given tools to express the feelings they feel in non-threatening ways they become more and more resilient. The ‘I Feel…When…’ book series is like a set of guidebooks to feelings. Here’s how it can help: Better Emotional Words: The series teaches children an individual emotion word in the context in which it would occur complete with pictures. The characters model positive interactions that help them express their feelings better. When kids can name their emotions and express them, they’re better equipped to handle them. Spotting Patterns: By using the coping system of ‘Stop, breathe, wait, and think’ often, you and your child can see how giving time to process their emotions helps them cope in appropriate ways. The books can show strengths like bouncing back quickly from bad feelings or finding the good in tough situations. At the end of each book there are questions about the particular emotion the book is about. You can discuss these feelings in the Feeling Friend’s world so you do not have to wait until a teaching moment arises in your own child’s life. Finding Main Emotional Strengths: The chart can show emotion groups your child tends to express. Nevertheless, your child can have that strength with other emotions. Uncovering Hidden Strengths: What seems like a negative emotion can actually point to a strength because they are coping with and expressing it. For instance, a child who often feels frustrated might have a strong sense of fairness or high standards. The chart can help you reframe these emotions positively. Encouraging Self-reflection: The chart helps us think about feelings as a reality that exists for all of us. The aim of the chart is to look at emotions in new ways. You may even want to reorganize the chart is a way that suits your personal experience of feelings. All of this builds self-awareness, which is an important emotional skill. Regular discussions about emotions using the chart and the book series can make emotional reflection a habit.

Before You Can Identify Your Child’s Emotional Strengths You Need to Know Your Own

Before You Can Identify Your Child’s Emotional Strengths You Need to Know Your Own Everyone has emotional strengths. These help us. Have you stopped to think about what the emotional strengths are? Her is a list for you to consider. When you see your child demonstrate these actions you may be able to identify which strength they have Empathy: understanding other’s feelings. Resilience: recovering quickly from emotional hardship. Optimism: Seeing the positive side of things. Self-awareness: Understanding one’s own emotions and behaviors. Emotional control: Managing one’s emotions effectively. Flexibility: Adapting to new situations easily. Growth mindset: Believing that people can develop their abilities through effort and learning. By using the emotion code chart and watching your child’s behavior, you can spot these strengths and areas for growth. Emotional strengths can grow and improve over time, just like school skills or physical abilities. When you observe these emotional strengths in yourself or others you will be able to encourage emotionally strong families and communities through modeling these strengths. I you are at a loss and feel you do not have these strengths or your child does not have these strengths, there are ways to teach them to your child. The ‘I Feel…When…’ book series I write delves into a conflict that elicits an emotion and is carefully crafted to demonstrate skillfully how to cope with a particular feeling. When children become emotionally literate and are given tools to express the feelings they feel in non-threatening ways they become more and more resilient. The ‘I Feel…When…’ book series is like a set of guidebooks to feelings. Here’s how it can help: Better Emotional Words: The series teaches children an individual emotion word in the context in which it would occur complete with pictures. The characters model positive interactions that help them express their feelings better. When kids can name their emotions and express them, they’re better equipped to handle them. Spotting Patterns: By using the coping system of ‘Stop, breathe, wait, and think’ often, you and your child can see how giving time to process their emotions helps them cope in appropriate ways. The books can show strengths like bouncing back quickly from bad feelings or finding the good in tough situations. At the end of each book there are questions about the particular emotion the book is about. You can discuss these feelings in the Feeling Friend’s world so you do not have to wait until a teaching moment arises in your own child’s life.