Parenting Styles
aware of and values own emotions
What is the emotion coach
Child is crying
What is sad
Being aware of the child's emotions
What is step 1
treats child's feelings as unimportant, trivial
What is the dismissing parent
Child is yawning
What is sleepy/tired
Recognizing the emotion as an opportunity for intimacy and teaching
What is step 2
judges and criticizes the child's emotional expression
What is the disapproving parent
Child is jumping up and down while smiling
What is excited
Listening empathetically and validating the child's feelings
What is step 3
does not teach the child about emotions
Child hits brother and yells at him
What is angry
Helping the child verbally label emotions
What is step 4
respects the child's emotions
what is the emotion coach
Child screams "That's not fair!"
What is jealous
Setting limits while helping the child problem-solve
What is step 5