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The Impact of Spanking on a Child’s Brain Excerpted from Discipline with Love & Limits © 2015 by Jerry L. Wyckoff and Barbara C. Unell, with permission from Meadowbrook Press. This is what happens when a child experiences violence: the bullying behavior triggers a fear response that arouses an autonomic,
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Face time for the best learning By Dr. Jon Lieff A recent study in JAMA Pediatrics looked at what toys might be best to foster social interaction and language skills.
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