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A new paper looks at how stress affects children's development, and how parents can help protect kids from harm.

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Brené Brown, bestselling author, researcher, and University of Houston professor, was surrounded by creativity as a child. “I grew up in a pink stucco house in New Orleans where my mom was always a ...

Too often, parents and teachers try to force kids to apologize and forgive. But research suggests there’s a better way that will make a deeper, more lasting impact.