http://blog.chinaberry.com/2009/03/sourpuss-hats/ The Meeting Place for the Chinaberry Community Thu, 23 May 2013 16:59:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://blog.chinaberry.com/2009/03/sourpuss-hats/#comment-501 Greenseeds Sun, 08 Mar 2009 13:37:29 +0000 http://blog.chinaberry.com/?p=1382#comment-501 I agree it's a powerful thing to teach children about emotions. When my boys were little and they would be grouchy, my husband or I would say "Oh, I guess we better shake those grouchies out". So then we hold them in our arms and tilt them sideways or upside down and give them a gentle shake or two. (only while we could still lift them). The boys always ended up laughing. Soon they would say "I've got to shake these grouchies out". I agree it’s a powerful thing to teach children about emotions. When my boys were little and they would be grouchy, my husband or I would say “Oh, I guess we better shake those grouchies out”. So then we hold them in our arms and tilt them sideways or upside down and give them a gentle shake or two. (only while we could still lift them). The boys always ended up laughing. Soon they would say “I’ve got to shake these grouchies out”.

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