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The "terrible twos" aren't actually at age two

Mar 13·0m·1 message

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Just saw a parent online apologizing for their 18-month-old's tantrum, saying "we're hitting the terrible twos early!" Made me realize how off our cultural timeline is for when kids actually go through this developmental phase. The research on when emotional regulation struggles peak might surprise people.

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