Be open to listening and
validate feelings expressed vs. offering advice.
Not exact matches
However, how the conflict is handled matters very much: Teens do better when they are allowed to
express their opinions freely (respectfully, still
validating and showing empathy for the other person's point of view), without being made to
feel that their relationship with their parent is threatened.
As part of the healing process, the child needs to
express her terror, rage, grief and shame, and have these
feelings accepted and
validated by her adoptive mother.
I find when i come up with the words for them, it really helps them calm down, mostly because they
feel they've been
validated while at the same time, they
feel empowered by having the words to
express themselves.
Your little one is still learning how to
express her emotions and sometimes she might be a little dramatic, but it's a good moment for you to
validate those
feelings and teach her how to communicate in a better (and less destructive) way.
Validate her
feelings and
express concern that she must be
feeling really bad if she is hurting herself.
While as suggested by Ms. Motahedin that language may
express empathy and acknowledge how the customer is
feeling, it can also readily be interpreted as accepting that what the customer tweeted actually happened and
validating that the employee has done something wrong, without any investigation having been conducted to determine what actually occurred.
Acknowledge what the other person is saying and the
feelings they are
expressing (
validate where they are coming from).
Personally, I found that the fastest way to make a child
feel really alone and untrusting is to not give them a safe place to
express and
validate their own impressions.
«Having my conflicts and
feelings validated and understood was very positive for me, even though
expressing my hurt and not trying to blame him 100 % and taking responsibility for my part was difficult.»
Ultimately, helping kids manage their emotions begins by
validating those emotions and providing an environment in which they
feel safe to
express them.
Someone who is comfortable with emotion will be able to support and
validate their partner's
feelings, while also freely
expressing their own sadness, fear, disappointment, and joy.
Children have a fundamental need to
express the range of emotions that arise through the process of growing up — and to have these emotions
validated by the people around them (eg «It's okay to
feel upset when something bad happens»).
He need not
feel she is complaining or criticizing his executive competence, she is only
expressing a
feeling that needs to be supported and
validated in the moment.
If we fail to
validate they will fail to
express how they really
feel.
Even though
expressing thoughts and
feelings involves facing certain risks — one may encounter opposition, disagreement, and hurt — these expressions are
validated and welcomed in healthy families.
The second step in conflict resolution is for you and your partner to
express, acknowledge, and
validate each other's
feelings about the issue being discussed.
Once your and your partner's
feelings and needs have been
expressed, acknowledged, and
validated you will
feel much «lighter».
He has experienced overwhelming emotions but has been unable to
express those
feelings or have them
validated.