Anxiety, at right — pictured here with Joy — is one of the new emotions in Inside Out 2 and really steals the show. (Pixar) The Disney Pixar film, out June 14, introduces five new emotions, including ...

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When kids feel bombarded by difficult emotions, they may feel a sense of helplessness, as if there is nothing they can do to pull themselves out of the storm. As parents, we know effective strategies ...

Today, Marc Brackett is the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. But he remembers what it was like to be a kid who struggled with his emotions. “I would sometimes just sit ...

Raising kids who openly talk about their feelings starts with emotional intelligence, not just good intentions. These five essential parenting habits help children understand their emotions and ...

In our previous post, we discussed the first three things we know about raising great kids. In addition to attachment and empathy, we know that in order to raise great kids they also need emotion ...

Luckily, we are not completely bound by our biology, and one of the key predictors of emotional competence happens to be something that parents can do at home, which is to talk about emotions with ...

The Inside Out sequel will be dealing with some big feelings — and that's a good thing, according to one child development expert. The trailer for the Disney Pixar film introduces the character ...