"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.

Articles

Emotion Wheel For Kids: What It Is, Benefits, and How to Use

Implications of Carolyn Saarni’s work for preschoolers’ emotional competence

Early childhood teachers as socializers of young children’s emotional competence

Early childhood teachers’ socialization of children’s emotional competence

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