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Building the Emotion Vocabulary
Teach your child five new emotion words each week to widen his emotional language.
Goal
Expand the child's emotional dictionary from three basics (happy/sad/angry) to a precise 30+ feeling map.
Steps
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Pick five feeling words for the week: e.g., (frustrated, proud, anxious, curious, grateful).
Expected Outcome
Immediate
Your child uses a new word ("frustrated") the same day, accurately.
Evidence base
School: RULER — Emotion Intelligence Framework
Founders: Marc Brackett · Peter Salovey (2018)
Yale's RULER framework (Brackett) shows expanding emotion vocab improves academic performance and social relationships.
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Frequently asked questions
How long does "Building the Emotion Vocabulary" take?
This exercise takes about 10 minutes, practiced with another person in a Creative format.
When will I notice the effect of "Building the Emotion Vocabulary"?
Your child uses a new word ("frustrated") the same day, accurately. In the short term: Within a month, his emotional vocab triples — anger episodes drop because naming itself regulates.
Is "Building the Emotion Vocabulary" evidence-based?
Yes — it draws on RULER — Emotion Intelligence Framework (Marc Brackett, Peter Salovey (2018)). Yale's RULER framework (Brackett) shows expanding emotion vocab improves academic performance and social relationships.
Is "Building the Emotion Vocabulary" suitable for beginners?
Its difficulty level is: Beginner. No external tools required — it can be practiced directly inside the app.
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