Bridges to the Future 2024

Participants will examine the consequences of not granting children their emotions for healthy child development; Participants will model emotional skills to children by listening to them, and by recognizing and accepting their expressed emotions; Participants will demonstrate how to respond with empathy to children's emotions and why such a response is important; Participants will explore their relationship as a role model for families by demonstrating ways to empathize with children and to recognize and accept expressed emotions.