Emotion regulation is defined as the ability to change one's own emotions. Emotion regulation skills usually involve changing your thoughts or behaviors in ways that change your emotions. When you ...

Every parent knows the scenario: you say it’s time to leave the birthday party or playdate, and your kid starts to tantrum. Or, your kid faces a setback at school, and they’re so hard on themselves ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Experiencing feelings of being overwhelmed, stressed and anxious can occur relatively ...

Emotional regulation is a crucial skill that can significantly improve focus and concentration. By managing your emotions ...

Happy, sad, mad, glad. We all know what these emotions feel like, but do we know how to deal with them? Last month, Marc Brackett, the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence ...

Working memory influences how you manage emotions in daily life. It serves as your mental workspace, allowing you to hold and manipulate information essential for making decisions and regulating ...

Layla Touchet was teaching 1st grade students a lesson on “the grumpies.” As part of the lesson, students were asked to write or draw two things that help them let go of grumpy feelings. But one of ...

As the director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, I recently warned that we are facing an overreaction epidemic. The response to my warning has been, perhaps predictably, extreme.