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Co-regulating Emotions: Here are 3 ways parents can help kids manage their feelings

Co-regulating emotions is a learning experience for your kids.

If you’ve been around babies, you have probably heard the term self-soothe. It’s an important step for their development. Self-regulating is an important skill for kids of all ages to master. The secret is to help your kids by co-regulating their emotions.

Studio 5 Parenting Contributor Heather Johnson shares what this means. In order to be successful, you need to build a warm relationship with your kids. Then, you create structure and limits, and eventually teach them self-regulation.

To contact Heather for counseling, email blog.familyvolley@gmail.com, or visit www.familyvolley.blogspot.com.

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