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Understanding Affect Labeling: Why Naming Emotions Helps

Understanding Affect Labeling: Why Naming Emotions Helps — Practical big feelings guides from the Parenting lane. HowTo: Family Edition: family how-tos that ac…

The Brain's Response to Emotion
The Role of the Prefrontal Cortex
Practical Considerations for Parents
Keeping Expectations Realistic

How affect labeling actually works in the brain — the Lieberman finding, plainly. · The catalog of feeling words — by age three, six, ten, and twelve. · What to say instead of "you're fine" — three scripts for three contexts. · How to name a feeling without projecting onto the kid — the question form. · The over-articulate kid — words without the feeling, and how to recover. · How to model emotional vocabulary on yourself — without performing. · How emotional granularity develops from three to thirteen — the long arc. · How to Introduce New Foods to a Picky Eater · How to Advocate for Your Child in Medical Settings · When to Trust Your Parental Instincts About Your Child's Health