Validation can be particularly powerful in building safe and supportive relationships with others.
Youth feel more regulated and express more satisfaction in their relationships with parents when they feel validated by parents.
Physiological responses, such as reduced heart rate, have been found to occur simply from hearing validating statements.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/raising-mindful-kids/202202/psychological-and-physiological-power-validation
Fascinting!
Thanks for sharing this informative article.
It goes to show how important it is to maintain a nonjudgmental attitude when validating the other's feelings. If only more people exercised validation relationships would be far more productive and rewarding.