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Listen Part 1 Avoid Dismissing Feelings
How might your child feel when you dismiss or ignore their feelings?
Gets grumpy and can storm off
Very upset and ignored.
They act out and get into a big strop
Get very angry
alone and sad
Upset, frustrated, angry.
Not heard, confused, unloved, resentful, as if they don't matter
Like I dont care and Im not listening
Not taken seriously, belittled, perhaps less likely to tell me how she feels in the future
Not heard
They might feel worthless or even as if they don't really exist - that they do not matter.