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What to say instead of 'you're fine': Three scripts for validating big feelings

What to say instead of 'you're fine': Three scripts for validating big feelings — Practical big feelings guides from the Parenting lane.

Context 1: Minor physical bumps or scrapes
Context 2: Frustration over a task
Context 3: Social disappointment
Considerations for practice

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