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    Posted on July 20, 2015

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    Much of our confusion with children comes from moving our attention to the next thing too soon. Repetitive issues are the biggest indicator of that. Leftover, unaddressed, buried feelings will definitely knock the door of our attention–getting louder and louder each time we rush through them.

    Take 5, 10, 15, 30 or whatever it takes to let the feelings come into full expression.

    When we do this we do not transfer the remnants of unexpressed feelings on to the next experience.