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How you can talk to your toddler to safeguard their well-being when they grow into a teenager

  • Written by: Elaine Reese, Professor of Psychology, University of Otago
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As parents, we all hope our teens will be healthy and happy.

Our new research shows one way to help is to have positive conversations with children about everyday events as soon as they start to talk.

Most teens experience a dip in their well-being. This adolescent malaise is not new. Over a century ago, child psychologist G....

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