Helping children build a strong emotional vocabulary is crucial for their development. Words give children the tools to express their feelings and build emotional intelligence, which can help them do ...

Have you ever had trouble finding the words for what you’re feeling or thinking? Most of us have encountered this difficulty at some time or another. It often happens just when we most need to be able ...

Kids listen. They might not seem like they're paying attention all the time, but they are tuned in to the words, phrases and tone their parents use. They carry those things with them throughout their ...

Love is a crazy and confusing thing. Throughout history, men and women have searched for ways to perfectly describe this intense feeling of the heart. We have mounds of poetry, literature, music and ...

Feeling words are used often — sometimes daily — to express needs, define expectations, or mark boundaries. This is an important part of communication in relationships, but when they’re used vaguely ...

Many people think of a dictionary as just a book to find word meanings or spellings. But there are many other kinds of dictionaries that help us understand human emotions in richer ways. These special ...

Why does putting our feelings into words — talking with a therapist or friend, writing in a journal — help us to feel better" A new brain imaging study by UCLA psychologists reveals why verbalizing ...

Side view of two sad good friends embracing in a bedroom in a house interior with a dark light in the background(Getty Images/iStockphoto/AntonioGuillem) At first ...

Have you ever had trouble finding the words for what you’re feeling or thinking? Most of us have encountered this difficulty at some time or another. It often happens just when we most need to be able ...