Expressing Feelings

byDr Jankhana Hakani

Expressing feelings is all about expressing emotions; and emotions are nothing but a form of energy. Children feel tornadoes of this energy ranging from excitement, happiness and joy to sadness, disappointment and frustration. But since children are still learning to express themselves, sometimes they do not know how to express their feelings or whether their expression matches the situation.

Children get confused about what they are feeling and even if they do know what they are feeling, they may not know what that feeling is called. Is it anger, fear, fatigue or sadness? The solution to this is learning how to express oneself positively and appropriately.How do you express your feeling