Understanding Feelings - Guiding Children with Heart and Mind

What's it about?

Understanding Feelings - Impulses for a Mindful Family LifeONLINE LECTURE with Kordula HaiderWhat happens in the brain when emotions boil over? How does our inner child influence our behavior as parents? And how can we lovingly and competently guide our children through their emotional world?Children feel intensely – joy, anger, sadness, or fear. For adults, it is often a challenge to understand these feelings and react appropriately. But it is important, as it not only creates closeness and trust but also strengthens their emotional development and their later handling of feelings.This lecture offers practical impulses on how parents and caregivers can better recognize and accompany feelings while also maintaining their own boundaries.Goalsmore security and understanding in dealing with children's feelingsStrengthening the parent-child relationshipmore serenity and balance in family lifeContentsDefinition & Meaning of Feelings: Why emotions are so importantEmotions in the Brain: What happens neurobiologically when children (and adults) experience strong feelings?An understandable insight into the limbic system, amygdala & CoThe Inner Child: How our own childhood experiences shape our behavior today – especially in the parenting role. Why we sometimes overreact and how we can recognize and change old patterns.Tools and Handling: Practical impulses on how we can strengthen children in emotional moments – with empathy, clarity, and self-regulation. What really helps with anger, fear, and sadness. Cost: € 15,- (Parent education voucher redeemable)

Where?

Laakirchen

Organiser: Institut Huemer e.U., Fachwerk für Stressprävention, Familien- und Erwachsenenbildung