02/26/2021
Love this quote!! Emotion coaching and modeling is some of the most important work we can do with the children in our lives!!
This is one of the Institute's favourite quotes. It is almost impossible for our children to manage big emotions if we are not able to manage our emotions. If we stand above a child and yell, threaten, or punish - a child's stress levels sky-rocket and it's impossible for behaviour to truly shift ( the behaviour may stop because they are frightened, but no learning has taken place).
If we are able to share our calm, to guide our children peacefully through challenging moments, we become a stable anchor for life-long learning and growth.