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Feb 2021
13m 34s

Resilience

MICHELLE KENNEY, M. ED
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How do we promote resilience in our child and use the tenets of Peace and Parenting? Does being a kind loving parent mean our children will not be able to handle the cruel world? Perhaps empathy and kindness is exactly what allows our children to build in self esteem and the ability to recover from hard things.  Episode Highlights: Why you should let your ch ... Show More
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