What should I do if she’s refusing coping support?” one of our Seed & Sew village members asked. We know the phases and it’s tempting to rush to work through them to get to problem solving and be done with this feeling. However, emotions can take time to process. Sometimes kiddos need time to practice feeling their emotion and aren’t ready to cope and move on. If you’ve guided them through the phases and see them stopping at one point, pause and give them time and space to feel and express before returning to offer coping support. Tom Petty nailed it: “The waiting is the hardest part.” The
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