HELPING YOUR CHILD EXPRESS EMOTIONS

HELPING YOUR CHILD EXPRESS EMOTIONS

Young as they are, children are still capable of feeling a wide range and variety of emotions.

But because of their young age, they do not know what they are feeling and how to express it in a constructive way that they can be understood.

The right level of guidance could help your child express his emotions without having the need to get each other all frustrated and worn out.

The best way to help your child express himself is to start early. Babies and toddlers still do not have enough vocabulary to express what they are feeling.

One way to help them is to use your child’s love for pictures. Every time he’s feeling an emotion, show him a picture that corresponds to that emotion and describe it for him.

Best way to know what he’s feeling is to watch out for cues. An angry baby will frown and scream, throw toys or anything he can get his hands on. If he’s doing so, say “You look pretty angry today.

What’s the matter, can you tell mommy the reason?” Show him a picture of an angry baby and describe the emotion.

Your baby or toddler will babble it out until he gets his emotions out of his system or until you figure out what’s causing the emotion and help him do something about it.