The article by Eisenberg, Cumberland, and Spinrad reviews the literature on parental socialization of emotion, focusing on how parents influence children's emotional and social competence. The authors present a heuristic model that outlines the processes and moderators involved in this socialization process. They highlight three main areas of parental socialization: parental reactions to children's emotions, parental discussion of emotion, and parental expression of emotion. The literature suggests that parental reactions to children's emotions can either support or dysregulate children's emotional arousal, influencing their emotional experiences and behaviors. Supportive parental reactions, such as comforting and teaching constructive coping strategies, are associated with better emotional and social outcomes for children. In contrast, nonsupportive reactions, such as punitive or minimizing responses, can lead to negative outcomes, including low social competence and problem behaviors. The authors also discuss the bidirectional nature of the relationship between parental reactions and children's emotional and behavioral outcomes, emphasizing the importance of considering the age-appropriateness and context of parental socialization practices. Overall, the article provides a comprehensive framework for understanding how parental socialization of emotion affects children's development and highlights the need for more research to refine and extend these findings.The article by Eisenberg, Cumberland, and Spinrad reviews the literature on parental socialization of emotion, focusing on how parents influence children's emotional and social competence. The authors present a heuristic model that outlines the processes and moderators involved in this socialization process. They highlight three main areas of parental socialization: parental reactions to children's emotions, parental discussion of emotion, and parental expression of emotion. The literature suggests that parental reactions to children's emotions can either support or dysregulate children's emotional arousal, influencing their emotional experiences and behaviors. Supportive parental reactions, such as comforting and teaching constructive coping strategies, are associated with better emotional and social outcomes for children. In contrast, nonsupportive reactions, such as punitive or minimizing responses, can lead to negative outcomes, including low social competence and problem behaviors. The authors also discuss the bidirectional nature of the relationship between parental reactions and children's emotional and behavioral outcomes, emphasizing the importance of considering the age-appropriateness and context of parental socialization practices. Overall, the article provides a comprehensive framework for understanding how parental socialization of emotion affects children's development and highlights the need for more research to refine and extend these findings.