Little kids have a lot of big feelings, ones that can change rapidly and dramatically from the time it takes you say “Would you like a strawberry jam sandwich?” to “Oh dear, we only have the ends of ...
Psychotherapy offers many pathways to growth, and one key benefit is learning to identify, understand, and express emotions. Emotions drive our thoughts, behaviors, and relationships, yet many people ...
Feelings like anger, grief, pain and even intense excitement are overwhelming even for adults. For children, who do not yet have the emotional or neurological development to understand or handle these ...
Parenting can be hard and can feel especially overwhelming when children have strong emotions, such as anger, frustration or excitement, that they are not always able to regulate on their own.
When kids feel bombarded by difficult emotions, they may feel a sense of helplessness, as if there is nothing they can do to pull themselves out of the storm. As parents, we know effective strategies ...
Do you want to step off the emotional breakdown hamster wheel? Take the wheel of emotions out for a spin. Many people come to therapy seeking support when they’re struggling with intense emotions or ...
Do you struggle to make sense of how you’re really feeling? An ‘emotion wheel’ could be just the tool you’re looking for. When was the last time you took a step back to consider how you were feeling?