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Oct 2023
1h 10m

What's Good Parenting? Key Skills, Healt...

RICK HANSON, PH.D., FORREST HANSON
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On today’s episode Dr. Rick and Forrest focus on one of the most important decisions we’ll make in life: the choice to become a parent. They focus on what good parenting looks like in practice, the key difference in thinking of a child as a “means” or an “end,” and how to know whether becoming a parent is the right path for you.  Neurodharma Course! Join Dr. ... Show More
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