Empathy North West CIC

14/01/2026

Behind every outburst is a child needing understanding, not fixing.🤎

14/01/2026

12/01/2026

When you allow your child to express all their feelings without being shamed or made to suppress their emotions, you create a safe space for them to not only feel but to also regulate.

Just like us, children need to be allowed to express ALL their feelings without shame or being forced to suppress them. To be able to learn how to regulate feelings we must FEEL them otherwise we are just sweeping them ‘under the rug’ only to have them resurface later stronger and possibly with more anger.

When your child feels safe in expressing how they feel this is what you’ll discover;

You’ll find that staying calm and focusing on helping your child becomes easier.
You’ll find your ability to regulate your emotions and behavior grows stronger.
You’ll notice how your communication with your child changes for the better.
You’ll find that you’ll speak to your child with more understanding and compassion.
You’ll find that creating a safe space for your child to feel all their feelings wherever you might be will happen with ease.
You’ll find that your child will share more of their feelings with you.
You’ll find that your child will have a deep feeling of safety.
You’ll discover that you get less triggered.
You’ll find that you’re able to hold space for your emotions too.

The behaviors that you see in your child like tantrums, meltdowns, hitting, kicking, not listening, acting out, angry outbursts, and uncontrollable screaming can actually help you see the emotions underneath their behavior like their overwhelm, fear, frustration, stress, worry, sadness, need for more time in nature, anger, as well as more time with you.

When you don’t understand your child’s behavior, it can be easy to assume that they are acting out on purpose.

But when you’re able to see beyond the behavior, you’ll not only understand why but you’ll also have compassion and know that they are communicating the only way they are able of at their stage in development.

When your child is allowed to feel all their emotions, you create a safe space for them to feel and to also regulate which allows you to focus on what your child is trying to communicate instead of focusing on their behavior.

Cont. 👇🏾

12/01/2026

Children don't "bounce back" from trauma. They bury it and buried trauma doesn't vanish it leaks out later as anxiety, rage, shame, addiction, and self-destruction. So no, kids aren't resilient. They're hurting.

Credit - Childhood Trauma Disorders (Understanding, Coping, Healing)

12/01/2026

What children absorb in conflict becomes the template
for how they’ll give love and handle anger later.🤎