3-1c Emotional Characteristics: Preschool and Kindergarten l. Kindergarten children tend to express their emotions freely and openly Anger our bursts are frequent. It is probably desirable to let children at this age level express their feelings openly, at least within broad limits, so that they can rec- ognize and face their emotions. In Between Parent and Child(1965; Ginott, Ginott, & Goddard, 2003) and Teacher and Child(1972), Haim Ginott offers some specific suggestions on how a parent or teacher can help children develop awareness of their feelings. His books may help you work out your own phi losophy and techniques for dealing with emotional outbursts Suppose, for example, that a boy who was wildly waving his hand to be called on during share-and-tell time later knocks down a block tower built by a girl who monopolized sharing time with a spellbinding story of a kitten rescued by firefighters. When you go over to break up the incipient fight, the boy angrily pushes you away. In such a situation, Ginott suggests you take the boy to a quiet corner and engage in a dialogue such as this