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Lucy Wigley

What most parents don't know about 'emotional regulation', from a brain doctor (and understanding it may really help)

Mother cuddling teenage daughter on the sofa.

A neuroscientist has explained the process of emotional regulation and what people might not know about it, in seven straightforward steps. Understanding it could be beneficial to parents needing support to voice their struggles and be in tune with their kids.

Parents asking how to raise resilient kids and how to teach kids emotional intelligence, have likely heard these qualities lead to children who can regulate their emotions with ease. Nurturing these qualities can come down to three crucial parenting rules - all to instil that all-important ability for kids to self-regulate, as this isn't something they're born with and requires teaching.  

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