Tuning Into Kids

Tuning Into Kids is a parenting program that helps children learn to understand and regulate their emotions.  Research has found that parenting styles can influence a child’s emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand and control your emotions, as well as being able to communicate to others about how you feel. Children with good emotional intelligence often have better emotional, social, and physical functioning, as well as fewer behavioural difficulties. Tuning Into Kids teaches you about how you, as a parent, can help your child develop good emotional skills. It teaches parents:

• awareness and regulation of their own emotions
• awareness of their children’s emotions
• to use children’s emotional experiences as an opportunity for closeness and teaching
• skills in assisting children to verbally label and manage their emotions
• skills in assisting children in problem-solving
• to guide children’s behaviour with appropriate limits

Tuning Into Kids involves watching video material, group discussions and exercises, role plays, reading information, and home activities where you try out different ways of responding to your child’s emotions. Parents are encouraged to share experiences and ideas within the group and group leaders may use these as examples to explain and teach the skills of emotion coaching. 

CoRe Kids Therapy can offer this program in group or individual sessions.

Contact us to find out more or to book an appointment at our Moorabbin location in South East Bayside or our Yarraville offices. 

Facilitated by Donna Lai, Principal Clinician at CoRe Kids Therapy. Click here to learn more about Donna.