Coaches' couch: Raising emotionally resilient kids
From Parents We've Met by rova | Parenting Place New Zealand
February 16, 2026 · 25 min · Season 3 · Episode 10
About this episode
The episode discusses the benefits of emotion coaching for raising emotionally resilient kids.
Parent Coach Kristin Ward is back on the Coaches’ Couch with Jenny and Dayna this week to chat about the vast benefits of emotion coaching - teaching kids to understand and manage their emotions (both the tiny and the mighty ones!) well. Together, they explore why allowing and validating big emotions matters, how your choice of words can dismiss or override emotions (usually unintentionally!), and practical ways to teach ‘healthy’ expressions of everyday feelings. Plus, Kristin shares some hot tips for managing meltdowns, modelling emotional coping, naming feelings, and supporting children in dealing well with challenging feelings like disappointment, frustration, and anger. Parents We’ve Met is brought to you by Parenting Place – a charity with a heart for New Zealand families. Explore our self-guided online courses and hundreds of free parenting articles and ideas HERE. Find us on: YouTube / Instagram / Facebook / Tik Tok /LinkedIn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Hosts: Jenny, Dayna
Guest: Kristin Ward
Topics covered
- emotion coaching
- emotional resilience
- parenting strategies
- managing emotions
- supporting children
Keywords
- emotion coaching
- emotional resilience
- parenting
- managing emotions
- children's feelings
Sponsors
Parenting Place
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Parenting Place
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