"It's very important that kids learn about and understand their feelings. But it's also true that feelings need to be recognized for what they are: temporary, changing conditions. They are states, not traits. They're like the weather. Rain is real, and we'd be foolish to stand in a downpour and act as if it weren't actually raining. But we'd be just as foolish to expect that the sun will never reappear. We need to help children understand that the clouds of their emotions can (and will) roll on by."

- Dr. Dan Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D., "The Whole-Brain Child."