KEY POINTS

-Parenting is full of contradictory emotional experiences (e.g., wanting to be with and away from one’s kids).
-The principle of dialectics involves acknowledging that seemingly opposing forces or ideas can coexist.
-Acknowledging conflicting feelings is an integral part of regulating emotions.

Let Me Take Your Hand

As academic expectations in public elementary schools have become more demanding over the past decade, some educators have turned to the outdoors as a means of providing meaningful, relevant and tangible experiences for their students. The Forest Kindergarten movement, which…