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How I curbed my helicopter parenting – and let my daughter jump through fire

10 mins | Oct 29, 2019
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Instead of depriving children of adversity, should we focus on cultivating their resilience? "I want them to lead a life full of the chances to turn risks into joy." A parents' role can become sharply exposed when a child is hurting, but overprotecting them can, in itself, be damaging. Writing in the Guardian, Rebecca Schiller reflects.

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