Why does my child hate having their feelings validated?In this episode, I talk about the top 5 reasons I see about why kids don’t like their feelings validated:It feels too vulnerableIt feels intrusiveYou’re getting it wrongYou’re on the watchdog or possum pathwayThey are too far down the watchdog & possum pathwayThis is a Friday Q&A episode, where I answer a listener’s question.Additional Resources:Regulated Does Not Mean Calm https://robyngobbel.com/lisadionToxic Shame Series https://robyngobbel.com/toxicshameHas Trauma Informed Become another Behavior Modification Technique? https://robyngobbel.com/traumainformed/Over on my website you can find:Webinar and eBook on Focus on the Nervous System to Change Behavior (FREE)eBook on The Brilliance of Attachment (FREE)Ongoing support, connection, and co-regulation for struggling parents: The ClubYear Long Immersive & Holistic Training Program for Parenting Professionals: Being With******Let's kick of summer together!Join me June 1 & 2 for a professional retreat-style workshop in Bloomington, INThe Neurobiology of Being With is for any helper, healer, or educator who wants to nourish and tend to themselves so they can be with their clients- especially the most dysregulated ones.All the details and registration are at robyngobbel.com/neurobiologyofbeingwith ****Ready to dive deeper ?The Club is an online community of connection, co-regulation, and a little education for parents of kids with big, baffling behaviors. We open periodically for new members! Sign up on the waiting list at RobynGobbel.com/TheClubBeing With is a year-long training program for professionals. RobynGobbel.com/BeingWith