For many children, understanding and expressing emotions can be a challenge. They may struggle with recognizing their own feelings, reading emotions in others, or knowing how to respond appropriately in different situations. The good news is that emotional awareness is a skill that can be taught, modeled, and practiced with the right strategies. So what are the best ways for teaching kids about emotions?
How to Teach Emotional Awareness to Kids Through ABA
In this conversation, we discuss the best ways for teaching kids about emotions through labeling. We dive into how to assess a learner’s baseline and how to start teaching emotions by giving context to pictures of real life situations. We also discuss how to reduce rigidity in our teaching, teaching across operants, and generalization techniques.
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What’s Inside:
- How to best teach emotional awareness to children
- How to assess a learner’s baseline and where to start teaching emotions
- Helpful generalization techniques when teaching emotions
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Teaching Kids to Identify Their Emotions with ABA
