Recognizing emotions means knowing exactly what different emotions mean to us. There are different emotions other than basic emotions such as happiness, anger, fear, sadness and shame.A person who has difficulty understanding the emotions of others firstly has difficulty recognizing his own emotions. One of the most basic human needs is to be understood. The basis of communication is the ability to understand the emotions of others and to express what they understand. Reacting appropriately to those around us allows us to establish more meaningful and deeper relationships.
Children also experience all emotions, but cannot express them like adults. Talking about emotions, listening to children, showing that you accept their emotions with expressions such as "I understand, hmm, right?", and naming their emotions help children understand both their own emotions and the emotions of others and thus facilitate their social lives.
It determines how we behave. What matters is our thoughts, emotions and body sensations. If we can understand and name our emotions, we can manage our behavior as we wish. Learning has a great impact on emotional development. We learn which event will create what kind of emotion/emotions through experiences, by observing the environment and taking it as a model.
Expressing emotions is the ability to express all positive or negative emotions verbally or non-verbally and can be learned at any age. It is necessary to prepare an environment that will enable children to express their emotions and take them as models. For example; To your child who says "The teacher shouted at me in the garden and everyone laughed", instead of using accusatory expressions such as "What did you do, the teacher yelled at you" or advising expressions such as "If you do things that will make the teacher angry, he/she will yell", just accept his/her feelings such as "You look very embarrassed", "I think you are embarrassed". By showing that you do, you create an environment that will support their expression.
It is important to show children that negative emotions exist, too. In order for children to express their negative emotions, adults need to be models by expressing negative emotions appropriately. Unexpressed emotions can appear as negative behavior. To manage the feeling of anger, speak calmly, without shouting. Then you can just focus on the event and identify the emotion. Approving the expression of negative emotion is not approving negative behavior. All emotions are acceptable, but there should be boundaries for behavior. For example; You can say to your child who hits his friend because he is very angry, "I am aware that you are very angry with your friend, but you should express your anger by talking, not by hitting him." .
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