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Underneath Every Behaviour Is a Feeling: Why Curiosity Helps Us Heal More Than Judgement

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When someone we love behaves in a way that confuses, angers, hurts, or frustrates us, it’s natural to jump to conclusions. We label people as dramatic, attention-seeking, promiscuous, needy, lazy, or difficult.But these labels only tell us what we see. They reveal nothing about what is happening inside. If we look beneath the behaviour, we …

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Using Fear to Change Behaviour Doesn’t Work—Because Children Cannot Learn When They Are Afraid

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  In classrooms, homes, and countless parenting books throughout history, fear has often been used as a tool to shape behaviour. Threats, punishments, raised voices, and harsh consequences are tactics many adults have relied on—often with the best intentions—to “teach a lesson.” But modern neuroscience and child psychology have made one truth increasingly clear: fear …

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