From Angry to Anxious to Excited: Expanding Beyond “Happy, Sad, Mad”

When children first learn to talk about feelings, they often start with a handful of words: happy, sad, and mad. These are simple and familiar, but they are also limited. Life offers a much wider range of emotions, and if our language for them does not grow, we risk misunderstanding what we feel and how … Continue reading From Angry to Anxious to Excited: Expanding Beyond “Happy, Sad, Mad”