Naming the feeling in the room

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Toddlers start to know that other people have feelings too, and the knowing arrives long before any word for it. Putting a plain name on what someone in the room is feeling โ€” including you โ€” gives that new awareness something to hang on.

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Source: ZeroToThree โ€” From Baby to Big Kid: Month 18

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Naming the feeling in the room

Say what you see, in three words

"He's sad." "She's cross." Short and plain โ€” a sentence about why buries the word that mattered.