Want to raise helpful kids? Learn from the Mayans, says US author

Dr Michaeleen Doucleff found it striking that Mayan and other traditional communities did not struggle to raise helpful kids. PHOTO: COURTESY OF SIMONE ANNE
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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.

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