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Positive Discomfort Part 2: Working with schools to help kids get through tasks and transitions

This blog is Part 2 of "Positive Discomfort," the concept that the stress kids experience when facing a challenge is not something to be feared or avoided, but to be expected and embraced. It is muscling through the difficulty or fear that builds skills, competence, resilience and perseverance…

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