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Feb 2023
49m 32s

Melinda Wenner Moyer: Raising kind human...

CINDY HOVINGTON, PH.D.
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Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, we are joined by Melinda Wenner Moyer, award-winning science journalist and author of How to raise kids who aren’t assholes. Here’s what we talked about: 5:19 - What inspired the book 9:31 - Why is your main message “communication is key?” 12:32 - How can we raise a kind human? 15:48 - How can we foster our child’s emotio ... Show More
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