How to Handle Uncomfortable Emotions in Children

"13 things strong kids do as almost the the inverse side of the coin from from 13 things mentally strong parents do," she says. "As hard as it is as a parent to watch her child be in pain, the truth is you don't want them to experience that for the first time when they're 20 years old and they've moved away from home." The gratitude jar will probably become part of our house once my kids are a little bit older, writes Mandy Patinkin.