encourage emotional hygiene
How can parents encourage emotional hygiene and reduce anxiety in children?
- make sure the child has adequate sleep, exercise, water, and nutrients. - broaden your child's emotional behavior to process feelings better and regulate them. children brain is not fully developed yet to regulate emotions, then helping children to express feelings is a way of developing emotional intelligence. it is recommended to use the emotional wheel as a guide. - model appropriate emotional regulations in front of your children. - Give your child permission to feel all their feelings. - help them focus on what is within their control. - limit other caffeine intake and technology usage. - build healthy boundaries with smartphones. - spend quality time with your child to build a safe environment for expressing feelings. - explore counseling if the child shows signs of struggling.
