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The Power of Apology

Submitted by Gary Henderson on February 9, 2009 - 1:07pm
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Expanding Our Toolboxes: Skills for a New Paradigm

When we were children, we often heard our parents say something to the effect of “Just tell me the truth and I won’t be angry.” And as parents ourselves, how many times have we said something similar to our own children?

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