#1034 - Q&A: Making Siblings BFF's & Emotional Expression
Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
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Show Notes
Every Tuesday Dr Justin answers listener questions about making your family happier! Today we have questions about sibling friendships/conflict, and helping children learn emotional regulation.
Question 1: What can parents do to make their children best friends, and how can sibling conflict/rivalry be eliminated?
Question 2: How can we control our 11 year old son's emotions so that he doesn't get bullied or teased due to his consistent crying at school when things don't go his way?
In this episode:
- Conflict in every relationship is normal
- Rupture and repair
- Four main characteristics of sibling relationships
- How can we get our kids to like one another?
- The 3 Es of Effective Discipline (Explore, Explain, Empower)
- Gender differences in expression of emotions
- Externalised vs internalised emotions
- Emotion-focused coping vs problem-focused coping
- Maladaptive/adaptive strategies
- Making emotions 'King'
- Podcast with Lisa Damour Part 1 & Part 2
- The Secret to Regulating Emotions
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Related links:
- 10 Steps to Reducing Sibling Conflict
- Emotion Coaching [ Webinar - if you are a HF member you can find this in your video library]
- Teaching Kids Kindness [ Webinar]
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