How can I help my child with their emotion regulation skills?
Family Meeting November 8th, 2021
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Helping our children regulate their emotions is a complex task. In tonight’s Family Meeting, Dr. Cindy Hovington, Ph.D. summarizes some of the emotion regulation research that can be important for parents to know.
We covered the work of McGill University professor and psychologist, Dr. Tina Montreuil. Her lab, C.A.R.E. studies several aspects of emotion regulation skills including how a child’s environment impacts it.
Emotion regulation skills, in the context of parenting, is the interpersonal process where parents are required to regulate their own emotions while simultaneously providing support to a dysregulated child (Rutherford 2015).
These skills in children are created through their interactions with their caregivers.
Parents who struggle to regulate their emotions are more likely to engage in unsupportive parenting behaviors that compromise their child’s emotional development.
What have we learned from research?
A model that has been studied in research is the Parent Emotion Socialization model known as the Tripartite Model. These are sets of parental behaviors that contribute to a child developing emotion regulation.
Tripartite Model:
Observation and modeling
Parenting practices and behaviors
The emotional climate of the family
Listen to this week’s family meeting to learn more.
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Resources:
Dr. Tina Montreuil’s research HERE
The Role of Emotion Regulation in Video Gaming and Gambling Disorder HERE
Emotion Regulation and Personality as Predictors of Mothers' Emotion Socialization Practices HERE
Parental Emotion Socialization and Adult Outcomes: The Relationships Between Parental Supportiveness, Emotion Regulation, and Trait Anxiety HERE