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What does it mean?
Adults often lose the ability to express emotions fully like children do.
In plain terms
Children feel and show emotions completely, while adults forget how.
What can you take from it?
Try to express your emotions openly and fully like a child.

Where it applies

  • emotional health
  • parenting
  • self-reflection

Putting it to work

  • express emotions freely
  • reconnect with play
  • practice vulnerability

Questions to consider

  • When did you last cry openly?
  • What keeps adults from feeling deeply?

Another view

Adult social norms often require suppressing emotions for practical reasons.

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