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Is My Kid the Asshole?

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I bring science and nuance to parenting advice and challenge fear-mongering, shame-inducing content.

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About Melinda Wenner Moyer

Science journalist. The New York Times, Slate and Scientific American. Author of HOW TO RAISE KIDS WHO AREN’T ASSHOLES and the upcoming HELLO CRUEL WORLD!: Science-based Strategies for Raising Terrific Kids in Terrifying Times.

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