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Jewelis opening up about how she parents her 10-year-old sonKase Townesand works to help him to navigate his emotions.The 47-year-old singer spoke with Allison Kugel on the latest episode of her podcastAllison Interviewswhere she explained that her son is a “very emotional child” and she has been learning to not “over empower” his feelings.“My son is a very emotional child. He is very creative. Something I’ve really been working on with my son is differentiating between a genuine emotion and a reaction,” she shares.“For me, it has been going back and really studying masculinity among indigenous cultures; the rites of passage from a male perspective, and not putting my female perspective on it,” she says. “But instead, learning about masculinity in an indigenous way, as well as realizing I would have a tendency to want tooverempower my child’s feelings.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Duane Prokop/Getty ImagesThe musician, who shares her only child with ex-husbandTy Murray, notes that it is “really important” for a child that they learn “you can’t use your feelings as a tactic.“She adds it’s especially important to understand for “a child that has a mom that’s like, ‘I care about your feelings,’ which I do.“As she helps Kase to navigate his emotions, Jewel says this is something she believes the rest of the world needs assistance with as well.“Right now, the world isn’t having a lot of authentic feelings, it’s having a lot of reactions. It’s using volatile and highly emotionally charged reactions to bully people into [specific] behavior,” she says. “That’s the role type of being ‘woke’ now. I find that really interesting.“She continues: “Something I’m thinking about right now with my son is, ‘How do I implement him learning to self-assess because we don’t want to have a reaction? We want to have a thoughtful and centered response.’ “Jewel’s second annual World Mental Health Day Summit and Concert will take place, virtually, on Sunday atTheWellness-Experience.com
Jewelis opening up about how she parents her 10-year-old sonKase Townesand works to help him to navigate his emotions.
The 47-year-old singer spoke with Allison Kugel on the latest episode of her podcastAllison Interviewswhere she explained that her son is a “very emotional child” and she has been learning to not “over empower” his feelings.
“My son is a very emotional child. He is very creative. Something I’ve really been working on with my son is differentiating between a genuine emotion and a reaction,” she shares.
“For me, it has been going back and really studying masculinity among indigenous cultures; the rites of passage from a male perspective, and not putting my female perspective on it,” she says. “But instead, learning about masculinity in an indigenous way, as well as realizing I would have a tendency to want tooverempower my child’s feelings.”
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The musician, who shares her only child with ex-husbandTy Murray, notes that it is “really important” for a child that they learn “you can’t use your feelings as a tactic.”
She adds it’s especially important to understand for “a child that has a mom that’s like, ‘I care about your feelings,’ which I do.”
As she helps Kase to navigate his emotions, Jewel says this is something she believes the rest of the world needs assistance with as well.
“Right now, the world isn’t having a lot of authentic feelings, it’s having a lot of reactions. It’s using volatile and highly emotionally charged reactions to bully people into [specific] behavior,” she says. “That’s the role type of being ‘woke’ now. I find that really interesting.”
She continues: “Something I’m thinking about right now with my son is, ‘How do I implement him learning to self-assess because we don’t want to have a reaction? We want to have a thoughtful and centered response.’ "
Jewel’s second annual World Mental Health Day Summit and Concert will take place, virtually, on Sunday atTheWellness-Experience.com
source: people.com
