Lecture with a psychologist: How to help children manage emotions and not be afraid of making mistakes

A child knows what we want from them, but in a moment of anger, they cannot do it. Other times, something doesn’t go well, they burst into tears or prefer not to try anything new to avoid making a mistake again. How to help them in such moments? And how to gradually teach them to manage their own emotions and failures?

At the Maple Bear Brno elementary school, we will welcome psychologist and psychotherapist Tomáš Kvapilík, who will focus on two topics close to almost every parent in his lecture: children’s emotions and working with mistakes.

Together we will look at why children react differently in some situations than we would expect, how we can help them manage difficult moments, and how to support their healthy self-confidence and courage to try new things.

What will you learn at the lecture?

Children and emotions: what to do when anger, crying, or fear comes

• Why does a child sometimes know how they should behave, but cannot do it during strong emotions?
• How to react directly during an emotional outburst and what to address only after calming down?
• How to help a child name emotions and gradually manage them independently?

Working with mistakes: how to teach children not to be afraid of failure

• How to help a child manage frustration when they fail at something?
• How to teach them to see mistakes as a natural part of learning?
• How to support perseverance and the courage to try new things?
• How can parents’ expectations and perfectionism affect a child’s relationship with mistakes?

The lecture will offer not only an explanation of a child’s inner experience, but above all practical recommendations for everyday parenting. There will also be time for your questions during the lecture.