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hey amazing parents have you ever
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wondered how to help your child
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understand and express their emotions in
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a healthy way emotional intelligence is
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one of the most important skills a child
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can develop it helps with relationships
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success and overall happiness today I'll
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share 10 practical ways to raise
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emotionally intelligent children stick
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around for a bonus tip at the end and if
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you love parenting insights don't forget
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to subscribe teach them to name their
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emotions instead of saying stop crying
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help your child understand what they're
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feeling say are you feeling sad because
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your toy broke giving emotions names
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makes them less overwhelming validate
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their feelings kids need to know their
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feelings are okay instead of brushing
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off their emotions say things like I
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understand that you're frustrated this
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teaches them emotional awareness
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encourage open conversations make your
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home a safe space for your child to talk
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ask questions like how was your day or
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did anything make you happy or sad today
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this builds emotional trust teach
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problem solving skills when they're
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upset guide them through Solutions
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instead of just fixing things for them
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ask what do you think we can do to make
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this better this encourages emotional
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Independence lead by example your child
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watches you if they see you handling
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stress with deep breaths instead of
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yelling they'll learn to do the same be
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a role model in a emotional control help
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them manage big emotions teach simple
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techniques like deep breathing or
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counting to 10 when they feel angry or
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overwhelmed these small habits make a
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big difference encourage
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empathy help your child understand how
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others feel ask how do you think your
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friend felt when that happened this
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builds kindness and emotional awareness
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allow them to express themselves don't
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shut down their emotions let them cry be
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upset or even be frust frustrated guide
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them through the emotions instead of
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making them suppress them teach the
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power of apologies and forgiveness
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saying I'm sorry is important but
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understanding why they are sorry is even
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more valuable teach them that apologies
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and forgiveness strengthen relationships
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celebrate emotional growth when your
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child expresses their emotions in a
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healthy way acknowledge it say I love
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how you used your words instead of
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yelling positive reinforcement goes a
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emotional intelligence is a lifelong
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skill and the earlier you nurture it the
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better which of these tips do you
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already use let me know in the comments
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if you found this video helpful don't
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forget to give it a thumbs up and
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every week see you next time
