(I feel.. letter) "I'm fine!": Kids who can't/won't tell us how they feel
/"I'm fine!"
Do you hear this phrase a lot from your kids/teens - even when you suspect your child/teen is *not* actually "fine" at all?
Many children and teens find it hard to tell us how they feel when they are upset, angry, worried or embarrassed.
This is not surprising.
It is not easy for us as adults to describe negative emotions, what might have caused them and what we would like to happen differently. It's even harder for young people, with less developed brains - and sometimes bigger and more powerful feelings which interfere with communication skills anyway.
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