Written By Cristina McAllister Every child carries feelings—big, bright, confusing, heavy feelings. And while adults have years of practice managing the pop and fizz of emotions inside us, kids are just beginning to understand theirs. They don’t always have the words to explain how they’re feeling. Sometimes they don’t even know what’s happening in their bodies when their feelings start bubbling over. When My Bottle Gets Too Full  was born from this truth. As a teacher for tw

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