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Being in tune

‘Emotion Coaching is based on the principle that nurturing and emotionally supportive relationships provide optimal contexts for the promotion of children’s outcomes and resilience’. (Gottman 1997)

If we change our mindset and view behaviour as an opportunity for connection and learning rather than a situation that we need to fix, we can develop children’s ability to regulate their own emotions.
Gottman recognises five principles of emotion coaching.
For more information on emotion coaching https://www.emotioncoachinguk.com/

One emotional response children frequently communicate to us is crying, especially at the early stages of language development and self-regulation.
This example shows how we can validate children’s feelings when they are crying in our setting.

Find emotion coaching CPD here

Contacts

Kate Hubble, Early Years Improvement Officer

kate.hubble@bristol.gov.uk

Kate Irvine, Early Years Improvement Officer, Early Years Consultant

kate.irvine@bristol.gov.uk

Beth Osborne, Early Years Consultant

beth.osborne@bristol.gov.uk

Ali Carrington, Early Years Consultant

ali.carrington@bristol.gov.uk

Anna Morgan, Early Years Consultant

anna.morgan@bristol.gov.uk
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