My eldest is very emotional, even by five-year-old standards. She has difficulty dealing with even slightly stressful situations. I remembered a focus group I

My eldest is very emotional, even by five-year-old standards. She has difficulty dealing with even slightly stressful situations. I remembered a focus group I helped conduct, where gum chewers talked about its stress relieving properties. I taught her to chew gum when she's having a hard time and it worked. She'll get really upset and disappear into her room, coming out a few minutes later with gum in her mouth and a smile on her face.