{"id":155,"date":"2024-01-15T13:37:48","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T13:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elizaallen.uk\/?p=155"},"modified":"2024-03-07T17:16:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T17:16:13","slug":"validate-your-childs-feelings-of-sadness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elizaallen.uk\/index.php\/2024\/01\/15\/validate-your-childs-feelings-of-sadness\/","title":{"rendered":"Validate your Child’s Feelings of Sadness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.23.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.23.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]It\u2019s heart-wrenching when your child is upset. I can\u2019t think of anything worse as a parent of four. It\u2019s so important to validate your child\u2019s feelings of sadness, even over what seems trivial, like losing a toy. This may seem silly to us, but to them it\u2019s the end of the world! These emotions hold great significance to your child, and it is important to acknowledge them.\n\nChildren struggle to express and understand this challenging emotion (and some adults too). You can show your support by listening to their worry, offering reassurance, and empathizing with their experiences. Share a relatable story that reflects their loss, letting them know that it is perfectly okay to feel sad sometimes. Let them know that even big people feel sad too! By normalizing and relating to their emotions and nurturing open conversations, you can guide them in processing their feelings.\n\nAs grown-ups, we have learned that sadness sometimes can make you feel isolated, so be sure to remind your child that they are not alone and you are there for them if they want to talk.\n\nGive your sad little one a cuddle, wipe away their tears, and provide them with the support they need because feeling sad is a challenging emotion for anyone to deal with.\n\nLove Eliza x[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_social_media_follow use_icon_font_size=”on” icon_font_size=”34px” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”1em|1em|1em|1em|false|false” custom_padding=”1em|1em|1em|1em|false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=”facebook” url=”https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100076805093162″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#3b5998″ global_colors_info=”{}” follow_button=”off” url_new_window=”on”]facebook[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=”instagram” url=”https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/elizabethallenbooks\/” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#ea2c59″ global_colors_info=”{}” follow_button=”off” url_new_window=”on”]instagram[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][\/et_pb_social_media_follow][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s heart-wrenching when your child is upset. I can\u2019t think of anything worse as a parent of four. It\u2019s so important to validate your child\u2019s feelings of sadness, even over what seems trivial, like losing a toy. This may seem silly to us, but to them it\u2019s the end of the world! These emotions hold […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"2880","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sadness"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elizaallen.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elizaallen.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elizaallen.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elizaallen.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elizaallen.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/elizaallen.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":502,"href":"https:\/\/elizaallen.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155\/revisions\/502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elizaallen.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elizaallen.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elizaallen.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}