Barbara monitors her children's emotions. Her daughter is upset because she got reprimanded by her teacher. Barbara initially ignores her daughter's lamentations but then decides to try to change her daughter's emotions by saying that everyone gets reprimanded and that it is not a big deal. Barbara's approach of talking to her daughter about her negative emotions indicates that Barbara is a(n) ________.

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Barbara's approach of minimizing her daughter's feelings and suggesting that her negative emotions are not significant is characteristic of an emotion-dismissing parent. This approach involves denying, ignoring, or changing negative emotions rather than addressing and helping the child to understand and manage them.

Barbara Monitors Her Children's Emotions