In some relationships with family, friends or coworkers, you may disagree with choices that the other person is making, or hold a different opinion than them on a topic you're both passionate about.

When someone is upset or angry, whether justifiably or not, the most productive thing to do is to validate their feelings. Emotional validation will make them feel seen and be far more receptive to ...

I go to the park every day. Yesterday, I overheard a mom talking to her five-year-old who’d scraped his knee. “I know that ...

In a recent consult, the parents of a seven-year-old, who by nature is a very big reactor, shared that after a lot of hard work managing their own emotions and being less reactive to him when he is ...

Ellie Mental Health, a leading nationwide clinic for mental health and well-being, just released an insightful guide on how to validate someone's feelings and become a better listener. The guide ...

Note: Various colleagues are filling in while First Things First President and CEO Lauren Hall is on maternity leave. The following was written by Mitchell Qualls and published at firstthings.org in ...