Using the Feelings Wheel
In therapy, helping a client learn appropriate emotional expression can be tricky. Children, especially, tend to have a hard time labeling and understanding what they are truly feeling. For example, your child stomps their feet, storms off and slams their bedroom door. Clearly they are angry. But their behavior may actually be a response to feeling hurt or judged. Improving emotional expression can be extremely helpful, for both the child and the parent. Once a person has a c