7-Year-Old Teaches Dad To Manage His ‘Big Feelings’ After Close Call In Heartwarming Clip

A family’s dash cam captured the wholesome moment a seven-year-old boy taught his dad about managing his “big feelings” after a close encounter with a dangerous driver.

Princeton, aged seven, from Centreville, Virginia, was traveling with his father, Park, 38, when the incident took place on June 20.

The pair were heading for a father-son day at a waterpark, when a driver to Park’s left passed him without using their signal, crossing over into Park’s lane and running a red light.

Park came extremely close to the bumper of the crossing car, causing him to shout out an expletive while saying, “Are you kidding me?”

As traffic then pulled to a halt, Park said, “I’m just glad we’re safe,” to which his son encouraged him to take a deep breath.

Park agreed, and Princeton then went on to explain that his teacher advised him to rub his hands together when feeling stressed, before placing them on his cheeks and letting out a deep breath.

Having seen his son do this, Park followed suit, before looking visibly emotional and saying, “You teach me so many wonderful things every day. I love being your dad, bro.”

Park later shared the sweet clip online, where he explained his son was teaching him about big feelings – the term ties into a popular song by kids’ TV star Ms. Rachel.

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He said: “What you’re not able to see from the camera angle is that there’s about three feet of car to the front of my bumper that barely misses the back bumper of that white car which almost caused an accident.

“I instinctively freaked out but my son used that moment to teach me healthy emotion regulation techniques and remind me to practice safe driving too.

“I felt humbled, fortunate, and overwhelmed by the level of emotional intelligence and thoughtful maturity my son demonstrated to me in an act of kindness and great communication.

“I hope others see the video and take a deep breath and practice safe driving.

“And allow yourself to learn from mistakes, whether it’s your own or others, and especially when it’s taught to you by the children in your life.”