EP 11: The Emotional Edge: Parenting Tools for Emotional Vocabulary, Emotional Intelligence, and Resilience with Tara Gratto
In this episode Heather Boyd, sleep coach and therapist, chats with Tara Gratto, mom of 2 and parenting coach who supports parents and caring adults of children from toddler through early teen with behaviour, emotional regulation and social-emotional wellbeing.
*Heather's audio in this interview is, unfortunately, quite low. We didn't edit it out to provide context for the questions Heather asks Tara. Thankfully, Tara's audio is fine. We'll correct this problem in future episodes!)
A long-time educator and former preschool owner, Tara has two decades of experience working with children and families. She is the host of Tara’s Take: Parenting, Education & Life With Kids Podcast and author of comic picture book The Adventures of Team Brain.
Tara works one-on-one, facilitates workshops and group programs as well as does children's book talks at schools, libraries and special interest programs.
We cover:
Emotional intelligence
The reason parents struggle to teach emotional regulation to children
Why building our own emotional vocabulary helps us support our kids.
What Tara discovered as a preschool teacher about the challenge with “Name It To Tame It” (and how you can make it work better)
Tools to build emotional regulation including narration and picture books
Boundaries and the value of failing
Books mentioned in this episode:
Tara Gratto, The Adventures of Team Brain
Janan Cain, The Way I Feel
Marc Brakett, Permission to Feel
Jane Yolen & Mark Teague, How Do Dinosaurs Say I’m Mad
Eva Eland, When Sadness is at Your Door
Additional Mentions:
Dr. Dan Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson (Name it to Tame It, and Flipping Your Lid)