In some relationships with family, friends or coworkers, you may disagree with choices that the other person is making, or hold a different opinion than them on a topic you're both passionate about.

Ellie Mental Health, a leading nationwide clinic for mental health and well-being, just released an insightful guide on how to validate someone's feelings and become a better listener. The guide ...

In a recent consult, the parents of a seven-year-old, who by nature is a very big reactor, shared that after a lot of hard work managing their own emotions and being less reactive to him when he is ...

Note: Various colleagues are filling in while First Things First President and CEO Lauren Hall is on maternity leave. The following was written by Mitchell Qualls and published at firstthings.org in ...

Parents' responses to emotions create the foundation for how children understand and express their own feelings. When parents respond with warmth and understanding, children learn that emotions are ...

How often do we feel misunderstood by those around us, even our closest friends and family? On the other side of the equation, how often do we feel as though we are unable to adequately provide ...

Parents today are so terrified of invalidating their kids that they often swing like a pendulum in the opposite direction, training their kids that their emotions should be the center of the universe.

Friendships are one of life's greatest treasures, but they're not invincible. Even the strongest bonds can be weakened by careless words. We've all put our foot in our mouth, but it's how you handle ...

You think you’re helping when someone’s hurting, but those comforting words you rely on? They might be causing more harm than good. Turns out, most of us default to a few lines that sound supportive ...