How to build trust?

Emotional expression is a fundamental component of children's emotional development. When children learn to express their emotions appropriately, it helps them regulate their emotions, understand and manage their feelings, and establish healthier relationships with others. In addition, good emotional communication skills can help prevent long-term emotional problems such as anxiety, depression and eating disorders.

However, it is not always easy for children to express their emotions clearly and effectively. Often, children may feel that their emotions are inappropriate or will not be well received by others. Therefore, it is important to build confidence in children's own ability to communicate and express emotions from an early age.

Confidence

Building confidence in children's ability to communicate and express emotions requires a high level of attentiveness. Through active listening we receive the urgent concerns of our little ones because as they notice the interest of their environment in listening to them, they gain confidence in communicating without limits. A necessary aspect to strengthen their self-esteem during communication is to let them know that we dedicate time to them and that they are important to us as parents.

Validate their emotions

It is important to validate children's emotions, even if you don't always understand them. Doing so helps them feel more comfortable expressing their feelings and teaches them that their emotions are valid and important. You can say things like "I understand that you feel sad" or "I understand that you feel frustrated." Not giving value to what our children feel puts them in a position of inferiority that deteriorates the spontaneity of their communication with us.

Communication problems

If our empathetic relationship with our children is weak, communication is likely to be arbitrary and scarce. Children with communication problems often suffer in the future from personality disorders, irresponsibility in the face of work or pending tasks. When one of the parents does not maintain a constant communication with the child this one ends up empathizing more with the other one, creating an imbalance in the educational family attention. The causes of communication problems within the family prevent our children from gaining confidence in recognizing their positive emotions.