Validation: Defusing intense emotions - Harvard Health Validating someone shows you understand their feelings and point of view, even when you disagree It establishes trust, helping the other person feel supported and open to discussing solutions And that's precisely what happened in Jordan-Arthur's stalemate with her daughter
Validating - definition of validating by The Free Dictionary To establish the soundness, accuracy, or legitimacy of: validate the test results; validate a concern See Synonyms at confirm 2 To declare or make legally valid: validate an election 3 To mark with an indication of official sanction: The official validated my passport with a stamp val′i·da′tion n