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Why emotional validation sometimes feels insufficient

My six year old has huge emotional reactions to small things and I validate his feelings but nothing seems to help and I worry my gentle approach is not enough

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Your commitment to honoring your child's feelings is not producing the emotional regulation you hoped to see

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