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Jun 2023
34m 22s

Ep. 434: Ways to Understand a Child Bett...

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project
About this episode

We discuss ways to use the “Four Tendencies” personality profiles to communicate more effectively to the children in your life, whether as a parent,

teacher, or coach. We talk about an easy hack to show our loving concern for someone, and we interview graduating senior Eleanor Rubin about her advice for

other students navigating high school.

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