#447: Manage Your Emotions

Want to help your son manage his big emotions? It starts with you. Researchers have found that– because of something in our brains called mirror neurons– the emotions we display cause our children to feel those emotions, too. As New York Times writer Ashley Abramson put it, “The same part of your brain that lights up when you’re feeling happy may also light up when you observe happiness in others.”So the next time your son is feeling angry, overwhelmed, or frustrated, instead of focusing on h...