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My advice to parents of young children: Don’t get so angry, enjoy their childhood

In the heat of anger, what a parent does could put an end to further communication. PHOTO: ST FILE
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SINGAPORE – Two Ds and an L.

Deep breaths. Distance. And L: Let someone else handle the problem for a while. This is how I have learnt to manage the anger that hits all parents at some point.

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