Ep #37: Acknowledging and Allowing Emotions

I talk all the time about acknowledging and allowing our kids emotions, but I want to take some time here to really dig into what that means. I see a lot of people saying things like, "I know you're angry, but you still have to take a bath!" and calling it acknowledgment, and I want to be clear that that's not what I'm talking about. Slapping a label on your child's emotions and moving on is not what I mean by acknowledging them.What led up to the emotion? Why is your child having the experience they are having? What physical signs of the emotion do you see in their body?This is your starting point, and where we'll be starting in this episode.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julia-mcgarey/support Get full access to The Blackbird Chronicles at juliamcgarey.substack.com/subscribe This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partneredpathparenting.substack.com