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Apr 2020
18 m

I Won't Leave You

MICHELLE KENNEY, M. ED
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Are your children bored, antsy and having more big feelings during quarantine?  When it all comes to a head, we want it to stop as fast as possible and so do they.  They often tell us to go away, leave them alone or they go in their room until they're calm.  But where did those feelings go?  We're discussing why we tell our kids we won't leave them when they ... Show More
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