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Your Kid Isn’t Listening, They’re Mirroring

Your Kid Isn’t Listening, They’re Mirroring

Maybe the best parenting we do isn't actually about how we engage with our kids at all...

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Jon Fogel
Jul 08, 2025
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“In 1961 Albert Bandura conducted the now famous “Bobo Doll Experiment.” He gathered 72 preschool children and divided them three main into groups each containing 12 boys and 12 girls.

  • The first group of 24 watched adults, both of their gender and the opposite gender, attack the “Bobo Doll” aggressively.

  • The second group of 24 watched adults, again of bot…

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