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Learning This Simple Skill in Preschool Could Improve Your Life 20 Years Later, New Study Finds

A long-term study suggests teaching young children how to manage their emotions could have benefits that last well into adulthood.

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Elder millennials learned the alphabet from Sesame Street and stranger danger from school assemblies. What most of us didn’t get was instruction on what to do when we were angry, overwhelmed, or about to completely lose our sh*t.

A group of Pennsylvania preschoolers had a different experience in the early 2000s, thanks to a program that involved pretending to be a turtle. When they got upset, they learned to stop, take a breath, and figure out what was bothering them. Teachers also used puppets and role-playing to teach kids how to make friends and settle arguments without resorting to biting. Parents were given handouts so they could........

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