Posted @withregram • @couples.counseling.for.parents Love this strategy!! I use this all the time... with my kids, my husband, my family... sometimes random customer service people. I have found being honest about my feelings helps me tune into what’s going on inside me instead of ignoring it. It also models those healthy strategies for our children while giving language to a feeling they may be having that somethings not quite right. By letting them know that you are feeling stressed by something other than them, they can relax again. They also begin to learn emotional intelligence by seeing that emotions happen to everyone. We are safe to feel emotions and it’s ok to feel stressed out, we all do sometimes. #responsiveparenting #communicationskills #emotionalintelligence #teachingempathy #modelselfkindnessforyourkids https://www.instagram.com/p/CFvdaMgHJDG/?igshid=kbm5tu9zsrch