Emotional Coaching
Treats children's feelings as unimportant
The dismissive parent
does not problem solve with the child
the dismissing parent
does not teach problem solving method to child
the laissez-faire parent
believes negative emotions are harmful or toxic
the dismissing parent
offers little guidance on behavior
the laissez-faire parent
freely accepts all emotional expression from child
the laissez-faire parent
knows what needs to be done
the emotion coach
sees the child's emotions as a demand to fix things
the dismissing parent
respects the child's emotions
the emotion coach
is not confused or anxious about the child's emotional expression
the emotion coach
is permissive
the laissez-faire parent
release the emotion and the work is done
the laissez-faire parent
is sensitive to the child's emotional states
the emotion coach
the laissez-faire parent
is aware of and values his or her own emotions
the emotion coach
does not say how the child should feel
the emotion coach
make light of child's emotions
the dismissing parent
does not teach the child about emotion
the laissez-faire parent
can tolerate spending time with a sad, angry or fearful child
the emotion coach
does not make light of child's emotions
the emotion coach
does not help child solve problem
the laissez-faire parent
feels uncertain about what to do with the child's emotions
the dismissing parent
sees the world of negative emotions as an arena for parenting
the emotion coach
may lack awareness of emotions in self and others
the dismissing parent
shows little interest in what the child is trying to communicate
the dismissing parent