Excitement uncovers what your children get passionate about. Joy
reveals what your kids like. Anxiety discloses where your children
feel weak or lack control. Sadness pinpoints pain in a child's life.
And anger reveals unmet desires, a hurtful experience, or a violation
of what they believe is right.

 Don't back away from your child's emotional intensity. Instead, figure
out what else is going on in the heart.

 Kids long to connect with others, but many don't know how. Emotions
are an essential tool for understanding and building relationships. Teach
your children how to see, understand, control, and relate to emotions
and you'll give them a gift they'll use for the rest of their lives.