[Hadley Merfeld]

one of my favorites is to help relieve their stress either by offering a hug or having them write their feelings or read a book or color, etc.

[Reid Thompson]

Point out objectively what it appears the child’s emotions are and then ask them how they are doing and what can be done to change.

[Lucía Resendiz]

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[Aniya]

Encourage the children to express themselves. Let them say how they feel.

[pearl]

What are some of the best ways to help children recognize their emotions and control their responses?

by talking about their behavior and what it means

[Magdalena Sabalsa Gaytan]

by encouraging them to use their words and get everything out of their system.

[Yolanda Rocha Camarena]

letting the child express themselves and get their emotions out. Also have pictures that show different kids expressing themselves when they’re, sad, mad, angry, happy, or scared

[Juni]

Letting children name what they’re feeling and reflecting it back to them, offering language for feelings they may not understand, remaining with them until they’ve calmed.

[Jochelle P]

It’s helpful to have the child slow down, or give them space to sit in their emotions so they can process them. After some time, we can sit with the child one on one and ask them how they feel.

[Vinitha Baskaran]

1. Let them express themself.

2. If they want to cry let them cry.

3. Give them time if they want.

[Shelby]

I really like some of the ideas they’ve been talking about in this training. Noticing what their body is doing, and narrating that for them and letting them know that it seems like they are sad etc. Also, I think the feelings chart is a classic poster for a reason! It’s helpful to look at that chart and point to faces and question if that’s what the child is feeling. Also, of course, letting yourself be open and listen to the child, getting down or below their eye level.

[Ciara]

Describing what you see and giving it an emotion name (Your body is really wriggly and tense right now! You seem angry. It’s ok to be angry.) With my daughter, we’ve read a book about breathing with a dragon breath page that she loves, and now we can cue “what does a dragon say?” when she’s upset and she’ll take a big breath and let it out like a dragon to help her calm down.

[Michael]

Be someone they know they can count on to listen to them and acknowledge what they are feeling even if they cannot verbalize it, they sometimes just need someone to be there to be in their presence to help them remain in a safe place and they can process. Sometimes just sitting down next to a child is the best thing you can do. Then when they verbalize know its okay to talk, but its never a bad idea to just let them be there and then as they dictate move with positive feedback to help them feel better.

[Socorro Ortiz]

Talking to them I have found is helpful. For example, when a child is expressing big emotions I share with them “I see that you are upset” or “I hear you”

[Kian Hammer]

A way to help children recognize their emotions is by asking them how they are doing or what’s on their mind, particularly when they seem to be upset or frustrated