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BOYS DON’T CRY? WHAT KIDS’ BOOKS ARE SECRETLY TEACHING ABOUT PAIN
Turns out, it’s not just the playground that teaches kids how to handle pain, it’s storytime too. New research from the University of South Australia has found that the kids' books we lovingly read to our children might be quietly reinforcing some old-school ideas about who’s allowed to cry and who’s expected to “walk it off.” After analysing hundreds of popular children’s picture books, UniSA researchers discovered that pain and injury pop up in about one in five stories. Mo
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