'Inside Out 2' sparks discussion about emotional changes among teens

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- 'Inside Out 2,' Pixar's latest animated sequel, is tackling the affectional improvement of teens.

For families who person seen it oregon program to spot the movie, a Valley scientist is encouraging adults to proceed the treatment astir their child's feelings.

'Inside Out 2' takes america backmost into the caput of Riley, who's present 13 and has to marque country successful Emotions Headquarters.

Anxiety is 1 of 4 caller emotions Riley encounters successful the film.

According to Dr. Ashley Phillips, it's a mean emotion for tweens and teens to experience.

"It's portion of our normative quality experience, and that's wherefore it's important not to invalidate those feelings," she said.

Dr. Phillips is simply a pediatric scientist astatine Valley Children's Healthcare.

She's seeing much kids and adults funny successful learning astir feelings, which starts with identifying the emotion and the assemblage sensations that travel with it.

"'I'm feeling anxious. My tummy is feeling a small fluttery close present is bully modeling, particularly for the youngest children we have," Dr. Phillips explained.

It's besides important for adults to validate emotions.

Dr. Phillips provided an illustration of what that whitethorn dependable like: "'I spot you're anxious close now,' oregon 'Of people you're anxious close now, you're starting a caller school.'"

"Validation is acknowledging thing exists without moralizing," she added.

Dr. Phillips is blessed to spot a movie code the affectional changes that astir each kid volition acquisition -- saying it volition lone physique what's called "emotional fluency."

"It helps america pass our needs to others and recognize what's going connected successful ourselves," she said. "It's a instrumentality successful our toolbox to support america emotionally resilient our full lives."

While it's mean to consciousness emotions, according to wellness experts, erstwhile it starts interfering with a child's day-to-day life, past it's clip to scope retired to their pediatrician.

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