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"Many kids are afraid to try something new, and their parents don't have the confidence that they can do something new, all of which leads to more overprotection, which leads to more anxiety.[...] Everyday life was a minefield of potential failure and humiliation."

"The things you think about determine the quality of your mind. Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts." - Marcus Aurelius

"If we want to help young people thrive - at home, in school, in the workplace - shifting them into discover mode may be the most effective change we can make."

"We are overpretecting our children in the real world while underprotecting them online."

Attunement forms the foundations for later emotional self-regulation.

"Such games [like rhyming and clapping games] have no explicit goal or way to win. They are pleasurable because they use the ancient power of synchrony to create communion between unrelated people."

"Synchronous, face-to-face, physical interations and rituals are a deep, ancient, and underappreciated part of human evolution."