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Laura Helmuth

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"We talk about bodily autonomy with our children; we should also talk about emotional autonomy and how children can better understand and have agency over their own emotions." Let boys smile and girls be angry 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/ther...

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Jan Murphy's avatar Jan Murphy @packrat74.bsky.social
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'The optician asked me more than once, “Why has she been frowning all the time? Why is she so serious?”' For real? Is the optician totally unaware how grade school kids can be total beasts to the kids who wear glasses? But hey, force the kids to perform for *you* to make you feel better, too! 🙄

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Erica Kleinknecht O'Shea's avatar Erica Kleinknecht O'Shea @psychsoundbites.bsky.social
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Such an important message to get out into the world! My undergraduate students are frequently stunned when they learn this content.

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