"Feel it. The thing you don't want to feel. Feel it. And be free.” –Nayyirah Waheed Emotional acceptance is the process of recognizing, understanding, and embracing all of our emotions without ...

• Self-regulation helps kids manage big emotions and behaviors, but it’s a skill they need to learn over time—and they learn it from their parents. • Parents play a key role in teaching ...

The self-reflection habit that taught me more than therapy.

Researcher and author Joshua Freedman has arrived at a conclusion that sounds simple but changes everything: emotions themselves are not inherently ‘bad,’ though some responses to them may be ...

Several years ago, educator Kareem Farah traveled to 15 districts around the country to observe student-centered instruction in action. Amid the inspiring examples of innovative teaching practices, he ...

When challenging student behavior arises, the instinct in many schools is to turn to discipline: assigning detention, suspension, or removal from class. But John Gasko, chief well-being officer at ...

A third form of “overthinking” involves analyzing one’s own emotional responses. For instance, imagine someone who often ...

The concept of meeting your own emotional needs might seem counterintuitive in a culture that often emphasizes relationships as the primary source of emotional fulfillment. Yet developing the ability ...