SuitabookEmotional expression beyond toughness
Stereotypically tough figures experience and visibly express several difficult feelings.
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Keith Negley - Author
This is a concise, visually bold introduction to the idea that people associated with toughness can feel and show emotion. Its repeated examples make it well suited to shared reading and noticing feelings.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a concise, visually bold introduction to the idea that people associated with toughness can feel and show emotion. Its repeated examples make it well suited to shared reading and noticing feelings.
Stereotypically tough figures experience and visibly express several difficult feelings.
The book ends with a boy and his dad curled up together reading, surrounded by toys from the scenes.
Pay particular attention to emotional intensity.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Tough Guys Have Feelings, Too: An exploration of feelings – Mom Read It
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