The concept of 'basic’ or ‘primary’ emotions dates back at least to the Book of Rites, a first-century Chinese encyclopaedia that picks out seven ‘feelings of men’: joy, anger, sadness, fear, love, ...

When kids feel bombarded by difficult emotions, they may feel a sense of helplessness, as if there is nothing they can do to pull themselves out of the storm. As parents, we know effective strategies ...

Dr Christiane Kehoe is co-author on the Tuning in to Kids suite of programs and receives royalties from the sale of the facilitator manuals used by clinicians who deliver the parenting groups.

Your child isn't overreacting or just trying to get your attention. Validating your kids' emotions is key to their emotional ...

Anger has a bad reputation, but it is a basic human emotion like any other. Here’s how to help children cope. Credit...Jess Cheetham for The New York Times Supported by By Catherine Pearson I never ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Anxiety, at right — pictured here with Joy — is one of the new emotions in Inside Out 2 and really steals the show. (Pixar) The ...

It is commonplace in philosophy and psychology to divide emotions into two groups: basic and complex emotions. Complex emotions, such as grief, regret, and jealousy, have highly variable appearances ...