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Want to raise helpful kids? Learn from the Mayans, says US author
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Dr Michaeleen Doucleff found it striking that Mayan and other traditional communities did not struggle to raise helpful kids.
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SINGAPORE - No bribes, no punishments, no chore charts.
American journalist and author Michaeleen Doucleff has written a book based on her research among cultures that date back thousands of years, where nagging the kids to help out is practically unheard of.
