Validation occurs when you communicate to another person that his or her feelings, thoughts, and actions make sense and are understandable to you in a particular situation. For example, "It …

By practicing empathy and validation across various situations, you’ll help your child feel seen, valued, and supported. This toolkit will equip you with the language and approach needed to …

From DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets, Second Edition, by Marsha M. Linehan. Copyright 2015 by Marsha M. Linehan.

And the most important distinction: you are not agreeing or disagreeing. You may fear that by validating someone, that somehow you are agreeing, condoning or encouraging their feeling. …

When done in an authentic manner, with the intent of truly understanding the experience and not judging it, accurate reflection is validating. Sometimes this type of validation helps the …

Validating your teenager’s feelings is an important way you can let them know you care about them and the way they feel. It shows them you know that they are important.

Validation, which is one of the important constructs of thismodalityand has some similarities with Rogerian emphatic understanding, allows clients’ experiences to be understood and accepted. …