How Empathy Enhances Emotional Power

When your child is in the midst of emotional upheaval, your first impulse may be to offer solutions or set limits; however, it is during these most heated times that you should do nothing but empathize. Once everyone is calm, then you and your child can explore solutions together. The bonding that occurs while you are empathizing with your child is an amazing experience, and is the number one tool that I encourage families to use.

My best,

Kimberley