Parents’ presence promotes a child’s pluck
Kids who are near a caregiver when exposed to an off-putting noise aren’t afraid of it later
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BRAVE IT OUT Taming fear when a parent is nearby gives kids the confidence to be brave on their own. New research suggests that a caregiver’s presence dials down the brain’s threat-processing regions.
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