Coaching practices for Should I Use Pet Names When Talking About Private Body Parts with My Child
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- My child can’t seem to name what they’re feeling
- My child has these huge feelings with no words for them
- I praise my kid constantly
- My kid melts down and my instinct is to fix it or shut it down fast, and the tantrum just gets bigger
- I only ever speak up to my kid when something’s wrong
Practices that may help
- Build mindsight by reflecting inner experience
Describe your own inner experience in everyday conversation to build the child’s "mind-seeing" capacity.
The Whole-Brain Child (Siegel & Bryson) - Help the child label the emotion with words
Naming the feeling turns a body sensation into something the child can think about.
Emotion Coaching (John Gottman) - Sportscast what you see rather than directing
Narrate the play without evaluation, question, or instruction.
Special Time (Lawrence Cohen — Playful Parenting) - Labeling emotions in children: the parenting application
When a child is upset, name their emotion aloud and validate it before attempting to solve or redirect.
Name It to Tame It: Affect Labeling in Practice - Deliver active recognition of ordinary positive moments
Narrate what the child is doing right in real time, even when it is unremarkable.
The Nurtured Heart Approach (Howard Glasser) - Use experiential recognition to highlight strengths in the moment
Catch the child demonstrating a virtue and name the virtue directly.
The Nurtured Heart Approach (Howard Glasser) - Talk with your child about their day and interests
Genuine conversational interest builds vocabulary, trust, and the relationship buffer that makes limits land without conflict.
Triple P Parenting (Matthew Sanders) - Use descriptive praise instead of generic approval
Tell the child exactly what they did right so they know what to repeat.
Triple P Parenting (Matthew Sanders) - Follow the child’s lead completely during special time
Let the child decide what you do, how long you stay, and when you move on.
Special Time (Lawrence Cohen — Playful Parenting) - Encourage specific contributions and efforts
"You set the table without being asked — that helped the whole family" is more powerful than "Good job."
Positive Discipline (Jane Nelsen)
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- Descriptive Commenting Children
Narrate the play without evaluation, question, or instruction.
Sportscast what you see rather than directing
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Genuine conversational interest builds vocabulary, trust, and the relationship buffer that makes limits land without conflict.
Talk with your child about their day and interests
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Encouragement builds inner confidence; outcome-praise creates dependency on adult evaluation.
Encourage the effort and the process, not the outcome
- How To Keep The Question Asking Nature Of Your Kid
Genuine conversational interest builds vocabulary, trust, and the relationship buffer that makes limits land without conflict.
- How To Tell Your Child She Smells Without Hurting Her Feelings
Reflect the emotion you see accurately before you do anything else.
Listen empathically and validate the feeling
- Noting Practice As A Parent
Narrate the play without evaluation, question, or instruction.
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