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Why parents need to let their kids fail
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Why parents need to let their kids fail

Psychiatrist Dr. Joshua Weiner tells why he believes kids need to learn how to fail and bounce back. “You’re actually helping them in the long run,” he told News4’s Eun Yang.

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