Especially helpful for parents of children who get
upset talking about their feelings or when parent or child is at a loss when dealing with strong emotions.
Not exact matches
Boys, on the other hands, are not encouraged enough to
talk about their
feelings when they're sad or
upset nor encouraged to do well in school, according to over half of Americans.
«When your child gets
upset, angry or hostile and acts out,
talk about his
feelings with him.»
If you get really
upset when your parents fight, you might want to
talk to them
about your
feelings.
Express your
upset by
talking about what you
feel under the anger, and what you need, rather than attacking your partner: «Getting the kids ready and out of the house always
feels stressful to me... I would like to brainstorm
about how we can make the whole thing easier... right now I
feel very alone with it, like I have to make it all happen... I would love to
feel like we are equal partners in this.»
Talking to your child
about a tragedy like this does not cause her to get
upset; those
feelings are there whether or not they're verbalized.
If you spend time
talking about your own
feelings with a caring adult who you trust, to offload your own fears and
upsets, you'll speed things along and tame your own intense
feelings as you reach for your frightened child.
My husband does not want to
upset them and
talks about how my breastfeeding makes people
feel uncomfortable.
We can help by
talking to our toddlers
about kindness, showing sympathy and care when teddies «get hurt», playing role - play doctor / nurse games and
talking to them
about other people's
feelings if they've hurt or
upset another child.
«A child is entitled to these
feelings and should be able to
talk about them without worrying that his parents will be
upset or angry.»
When going over acids and bases we
talk about if they have an
upset stomach, what could they drink to make them
feel better, more stuff that they could relate to,» Scarlatelli said.
So if you were
talking about the trash issue, you'd say something like, «When you forget to take out the trash, it makes me
feel upset because I'm trying to keep our home nice.»
It was my first inclination to isolate myself because I
felt so confused,
upset, and lost after my diagnosis, and I also didn't want to
talk about it.
But then I found this one Tommy recorded in 1998
talking to himself in his car, saying things
about how Hollywood doesn't understand, how
upset he is, that he
feels like he's not going to make it.
I started to realize that there was a great hunger and thirst for regular, cynical, ragbag people to
talk about God and goodness and virtue in a tone that didn't frighten and
upset you, or make you
feel that you were doing even more poorly than you'd thought.
It seems healthy to want to make sure your relationship stays peaceful and no one gets
upset... but if that comes at the cost of
talking honestly to your partner
about your
feelings, and having to keep things to yourself in order to avoid arguments, then it's an incredibly toxic habit that needs to be broken.
There tend to be three elements in a good start to
talking about upsets: 1) Talking about one's own perceptions by describing the event, recognizing this is your own perception and not probably your partner has a different perception; 2) Expressing your feeling about what happened; and 3) Stating what you needed at the time, or ne
talking about upsets: 1)
Talking about one's own perceptions by describing the event, recognizing this is your own perception and not probably your partner has a different perception; 2) Expressing your feeling about what happened; and 3) Stating what you needed at the time, or ne
Talking about one's own perceptions by describing the event, recognizing this is your own perception and not probably your partner has a different perception; 2) Expressing your
feeling about what happened; and 3) Stating what you needed at the time, or need now.
However, would be worth
talking to him
about how
upset and «not good enough» this has made you
feel, if you are having plenty of sex maybe he could agree not to do this!
Could you
talk to him when you are both calm (not when you are already
feeling upset)
about how you
feel when he suddenly becomes distant, it may well be
feelings like rejected, abandoned, unloved.
You may
feel that it would be better not to
upset your children by
talking to them
about the separation.
Those kinds of conversation, or noticing when you're worried, say, «oh, I was really worried
about her today, I
felt really
upset because, she seemed so sad and it made me sad all day, and I need to
talk to you
about that.»
Children were invited to indicate their agreement with the following statements: «My Dad listens to what I have to say», «My Dad cares
about me», «I can count on my Dad to help me when I have a problem», «My Dad can tell when I'm
upset about something», «I
talk to my Dad when I am having a problem», «If my Dad knows something is bothering me, he asks me
about it», «I share my thoughts and
feelings with my Dad», «My Dad pays attention to me», and «My Dad is proud of the things I do».
You can set limits,
talk about why these exist, and how one person's
feelings shouldn't make someone else
feel upset.
While
talking with your fiance
about any of these topics, it is natural that you may find some questions disconcerting or cause you to
feel upset.
Samaritans are here for you if you're worried
about something,
feel upset or confused, or just want to
talk to someone.
If you
feel upset about something,
talk to the person who has
upset you and see if you can sort it out in a friendly manner.
«If you get
upset because your sister - in - law insists on
talking with your husband
about your relationship, it's important not to attack her, but instead to explain that you
feel uncomfortable because that is your personal, private space.»
If your son or daughter is very
upset you may need to explain to your grandchildren what is happening, and help them
talk about their
feelings.