Dealing With Disappointment & Big Emotions

How can we help our kids deal with disappointment? In this episode, Aniesa explains why we shouldn’t dismiss our children’s big emotions, why we need to teach them to deal with feelings to become self-regulated adults and how encouraging your children to open up can help them create their own inner voice. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS 

• It's important to remember that we need to allow our kids to feel disappointed. Children need to learn how to deal with big emotions and understand what’s going on. This will help them become well-adjusted and well-regulated adults. 

• As parents, we often minimise what happens to our kids but when doing this we distract them, dismiss their feelings and minimise what’s going on. We’re communicating to them that their feelings don’t matter.

• Do not avoid talking about big emotions with your children. Allow them to feel disappointment and communicate with them why it’s happening. This will help your child identify their emotions and validate how their feelings.
  
  
• Encourage your kids to express how they’re feeling, this will allow them to become competent and help them create their inner voice.

BEST MOMENTS 

“Being disappointed is a very tough emotion, it can be heartbreaking and as parents, it can leave us feeling hopeless.”

“Routinely communicate with your child and affirm that you believe in them and that they can cope with their emotions.”

“Empathy is really important. Do not minimise your kid's emotions.” 

CONTACT METHOD

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ABOUT THE HOST

Aniesa completed her degree in Occupational Therapy at the University of Stellenbosch, in South Africa. She has since been focusing on paediatrics and sensory processing and integration. She has worked across a range of paediatric fields and has extensive experience in autism, specific learning difficulties, as well as anxiety and emotional regulation. 

Aniesa has one teenage son with autism, and one with sensory difficulties. She herself was diagnosed at a late age as having ADHD and has found that understanding her neurodivergence has led to a greater connection with children and their parents. 

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