Kids have big feelings and sometimes they express them in pretty big and disruptive ways. How can we help when our child is grappling with something but doesn’t have the words to describe the problem?

We have suggested that in order to understand human beings, we must examine the origins of feelings (affects), language, and cognition. This month, we start our discussion of feelings. “We have argued ...

I’m sure you’ve heard this before, perhaps from a friend, your therapist, or somewhere on social media. It sounds simple enough. But what does it really mean to “sit with your feelings"? I’d love to ...