During the first few years of a child’s life, they learn so much about the world around them. There are new experiences and journeys to be had every day. Adventures and experiences will mean facing emotions that can lead to outbursts that seem unexpected.
When a situation feels overwhelming to your child, it can escalate quickly into a full-blown tantrum. Helping your child understand what they are experiencing is the best way to help them begin to regulate their emotions. There are many hurdles faced by a child, whether sharing toys at preschool or not being able to have ice-cream for breakfast in the morning, the way you handle the emotional outburst will leave them feeling validated or diminished.
As a parent, you learn to recognise your child’s signs and cues. You can recognise when they become angry, when they are happy and when they might be feeling down. When you pick up on these emotions, talk to your child about them. Even if it is casually, ask them how they are feeling. Are they feeling happy when they are smiling and having fun? Are they feeling sad when they are crying? Are they feeling envious when their friend has a toy they want?
Helping them give their emotions a name and helping them understand that these emotions are felt by everyone at some point will help them realise they are completely normal. They need to learn that feelings are perfectly okay to experience.
Understanding different emotions is the first step. Learning how to effectively express emotions in a socially appropriate way is another. There are certain outbursts that they need to learn are not appropriate – tantrums and violence for example can be an expression of frustration or irritation. All children act differently. Your child needs to learn an appropriate way of expressing their needs. Can they have their needs met by a physical hugs or singing? Can they use different words to get what they need instead of acting out?
A great way of helping them understand emotions is to get them to look outside themselves as well. If they have a sibling, ask how they think their sibling felt after a toy was taken from him/her and what emotion their sibling would be feeling. Not only will this help them identify and predict emotions in others, but it helps them understand that other people do experience the same emotions as well and they need to be careful about how they treat them.
It can be really tough to keep a calm and happy demeanour during a tantrum, but becoming angry yourself is not demonstrating how to deal with emotions. The best thing you can do for your child is to remain calm. You need to be able to approach the situation with a level head and they need see an example of how to act.
Talk them through their emotions from the start until when they have calmed down and help them identify what has caused them to feel that way. Getting down on their level and using short sentences and simple words will be the best way to get through to them the tantrum. As the leading preschool in Abu Dhabi, Falcon British Nursery provides the optimum learning experience focusing on your child’s brain development and emotions.
When a situation feels overwhelming to your child, it can escalate quickly into a full-blown tantrum. Helping your child understand what they are experiencing is the best way to help them begin to regulate their emotions. There are many hurdles faced by a child, whether sharing toys at preschool or not being able to have ice-cream for breakfast in the morning, the way you handle the emotional outburst will leave them feeling validated or diminished.
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Recognising different emotions
As a parent, you learn to recognise your child’s signs and cues. You can recognise when they become angry, when they are happy and when they might be feeling down. When you pick up on these emotions, talk to your child about them. Even if it is casually, ask them how they are feeling. Are they feeling happy when they are smiling and having fun? Are they feeling sad when they are crying? Are they feeling envious when their friend has a toy they want?
Helping them give their emotions a name and helping them understand that these emotions are felt by everyone at some point will help them realise they are completely normal. They need to learn that feelings are perfectly okay to experience.
Exploring how to express emotions
Understanding different emotions is the first step. Learning how to effectively express emotions in a socially appropriate way is another. There are certain outbursts that they need to learn are not appropriate – tantrums and violence for example can be an expression of frustration or irritation. All children act differently. Your child needs to learn an appropriate way of expressing their needs. Can they have their needs met by a physical hugs or singing? Can they use different words to get what they need instead of acting out?
A great way of helping them understand emotions is to get them to look outside themselves as well. If they have a sibling, ask how they think their sibling felt after a toy was taken from him/her and what emotion their sibling would be feeling. Not only will this help them identify and predict emotions in others, but it helps them understand that other people do experience the same emotions as well and they need to be careful about how they treat them.
Always react positively
It can be really tough to keep a calm and happy demeanour during a tantrum, but becoming angry yourself is not demonstrating how to deal with emotions. The best thing you can do for your child is to remain calm. You need to be able to approach the situation with a level head and they need see an example of how to act.
Talk them through their emotions from the start until when they have calmed down and help them identify what has caused them to feel that way. Getting down on their level and using short sentences and simple words will be the best way to get through to them the tantrum. As the leading preschool in Abu Dhabi, Falcon British Nursery provides the optimum learning experience focusing on your child’s brain development and emotions.
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