In this episode, Instructor Mike unpacks one of the most overlooked—and misunderstood—lessons in child development: the critical difference between what a child feels and how they feel about it.

With only 1% of the English language dedicated to emotion words, why do we front-load that 1% into young children’s vocabulary while ignoring the 99% that teaches function, sensation, and reason?

This episode explores how emotional labeling without sensory training leads to misdiagnosis, performative distress, and a generation of children unable to describe what’s actually happening in their bodies or minds.

Learn how to teach kids to describe before they define, to observe before they interpret, and why phrases like “I feel disrespected” might actually be learned miscommunication—not truth.

Whether you’re a parent, educator, or someone healing your own emotional miseducation, this episode will give you practical tools to shift from emotional reaction to developmental precision.

🔧 Featuring sensory strategies, Vygotsky insights, and a cultural critique of emotional programming in early education.