Feelings Versus Actions
Understand that feelings and actions are separate — you can feel something strongly without having to act on it straight away
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Does your child understand that feeling angry, scared, or jealous doesn't mean they have to act on it immediately — that there's a gap between the feeling and what they choose to do next?
Understand that feelings and actions are separate — you can feel something strongly without having to act on it straight away
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- emotion regulation development research
- Effects of Age and Gender in Emotion Regulation (PMC 2020)
- expressive control to emotion regulation (PMC)
“Does your child understand that feeling angry, scared, or jealous doesn't mean they have to act on it immediately — that there's a gap between the feeling and what they choose to do next?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Meta
- Subject
- Personal & Social Development
- Domain
- Self-Awareness
- Age range
- Ages 6–8