Imagine that you are a 4-year-old again, and your grandparents gave you a beautiful golden teddy bear with a bright red ribbon around its neck. You took this teddy bear with you everywhere and it was ...

Your child isn't overreacting or just trying to get your attention. Validating your kids' emotions is key to their emotional ...

Emotions are central to most, if not all, mental health concerns, and this is particularly true in the case of disordered eating and eating disorders. Disordered eating behaviours often serve to ...

As stated in part one, validation is an essential communication skill, especially for parents. The goal of validation is making someone feel heard, understood, and worthwhile. Validation lets another ...

Validating someone’s emotions means acknowledging them. You are not agreeing or disagreeing with the feelings; you are demonstrating that you hear the other person. You likely have noticed that logic ...