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TBT: Hooray for the Strong-willed Child
When people tell me that they have a “strong-willed” child, I tell them…
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Beyond “Naughty or Nice”
“Recently a young mother asked for advice. What, she wanted to know, was she to do with a 7-year-old who was obstreperous, outspoken, and inconveniently willful? “Keep her,” I replied…. “The suffragettes refused to be polite in demanding what they wanted or grateful for getting what they deserved. Works for me.” (Anna Quindlen) This time […]