Tiny Humans, Big Emotions: How to Navigate Tantrums, Meltdowns, and Defiance to Raise Emotionally Intelligent Children

by Alyssa Blask Campbell

If we tell a child their feelings are welcome, but we try to make their feelings go away as fast as possible for our own comfort, what we are really saying is “Only some of your feelings are welcome,” or “My comfort is more important than your feelings.”