How to Explain Emotions to Children

  Emotional education is one of the most important tasks that parents and educators must carry out with children. Indeed, children need to know how to deal adequately with their own and others’ moods to achieve well-being and success. However, explaining emotions to children can be difficult, since they’re subjective and personal experiences. As a matter of fact, many adults are still uncomfortable dealing with negative emotional states. Consequently, when your child expresses rage, anger, sadness, or frustration, your automatic reaction might be to try to silence them or make them change to a more positive state of mind. Nevertheless,…