She has written a number of popular posts on this blog, including “Why so many kids can’t sit still ... they learned empathy. You can’t role-play empathy! Or lecture children to death ...

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For a lot of kids ... "you can't force them to like school or like to read or when to do sports," says Flanagan. "They have to come to it on their own." Modeling low-key outdoor play and enjoying ...