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Impact of love and acceptance on childhood development
The Mercury
|September 22, 2025
HAVE you ever wondered how and why it is that some people are so free and welcoming, and so easily relax and can abandon themselves to fun, while others may embody the antithesis of freedom and seem to live permanently on edge, always ready to explode?
I think it has a great deal to do with the acceptance and love afforded to a child from the earliest of years.
And I think it underscores the importance of parents welcoming the involvement of extended family.
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