A Parent's Guide to Emotional Regulation in Kids (of All Ages!)

Children haven't yet mastered the art of emotional regulation (after all, their pre-frontal cortex — the area of the brain that helps you do this — isn’t fully developed until your mid-twenties!). Their world is a whirlwind of intense feelings – frustration, anger, disappointment – and they haven't quite figured out how to express them in a healthy way. So, those huge reactions you are seeing? They're actually a cry for help — a desperate attempt to communicate what's bubbling over inside of them. And it’s your job (hard as that might be sometimes) to help guide them through this messy but crucial developmental stage…