Parents ask: Doesn't having their parents constantly accepting their emotions make children more likely to manipulate their parents?
Answer by John Lambie, Reader in Psychology at Anglia Ruskin University
Activities for emotional development. Marked Emotion Mirroring. 7m+
Copy your child’s naturally occurring #emotion face, but make your face an exaggerated version of their face.
Parents ask: Does the Skylark English technique work with children who are older than 3?
Answer by Alexey Manichenko, founder of Skylark Learning, English teacher, father of 2 bilinguals.
Tips for parents: Reading with your child
Help your child to identify with characters from stories. Start by discussing simple emotions.
Parents ask: My son is 4 and a half years old and he has lived through great emotional stress already…
Answer by John Lambie, Reader in Psychology at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, author of My First Emotions.
Facts about bilinguals
Being bilingual helps keep the diseases of old age at bay. A 2012 study by the University of California involved 44 elderly participants who spoke Spanish and English.
Parents ask: Our son speaks Russian and German. Will he get confused if we start learning English now?
Answer by Alexey Manichenko, founder of Skylark Learning, English teacher, father of 2 bilinguals.
Activities for emotional development. Talk About Your Own Emotions. 30m+
Your child will be very tuned in to your emotions. Use this as an opportunity to talk about emotion with them.
Parents ask: Does it make sense to buy My First Emotions for a 5-year-old child?
Answer by John Lambie, Reader in Psychology at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, author of My First Emotions.
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