Do you have an overly emotional child? How does therapy cause children to obsess over their emotions? In therapy, children often reflect on and share their emotions, and parents and educators regularly check on how kids feel. However, Bad Therapy by Abigail Shrier argues that constantly asking children how they feel teaches them to see their emotions as overly important. Keep reading to learn why therapy negatively impacts a child’s emotional intelligence.
3 Ways Therapy Contributes to Overly Emotional Children
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