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Helping Children Face SadnessBY : Rebecca Eanes
When our children hurt , we hurt . No one wants to see their child facing sadness . Parents are often moved to fix their child ’ s unpleasant emotions immediately by almost any means necessary . We are much more comfortable when our children are happy , and so we try our best to keep them that way . However , when we move them along out of their sadness too quickly , we actually can do more harm than good according to author and parent educator , Bridgett Miller .
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