EP 43 | How Children Learn to Name (and Share) Their Feelings

"Use your words." But what if the words don’t exist yet?

In Part 3 of my Big Feelings 101 series, I dive deep into emotional expression and vocabulary - how children move from raw feelings to regulated communication, and why the way we respond to their emotions matters more than we think.

You’ll hear:

💬 Why some children stop showing emotions (and what that really means)

💬 How emotional language builds brain pathways for regulation

💬 The difference between naming feelings and truly connecting them to experience

💬 Four ways to build emotional vocabulary that go beyond charts and scripts

💬 What “display rules” are - and how we teach context without shutting down authenticity

This episode is your guide to turning emotional expression into emotional intelligence - so children can feel their feelings and share them in ways that deepen connection.

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Early childhood teachers’ socialization of children’s emotional competence

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