One of the hardest aspects of parenting is accounting for our children's feelings. So many parents are faced with challenging questions: Why do we have feelings? Why are they important? Why do we need to know, recognize, and allow them? Why is it so hard for us to acknowledge and tolerate feelings? Why don't we allow our children to experience their own feelings? Understanding how emotions function and how we have been prohibiting ourselves and others from tolerating emotions can help us break through our barriers and support our children as we learn to navigate how to utilize feelings most effectively!