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one. I worry for that kid. <strong>The</strong>se parentsare very car<strong>in</strong>g and well-mean<strong>in</strong>gpeople. <strong>The</strong>y feel that without treatment,they’re not prepar<strong>in</strong>g their sonfor society. <strong>That</strong> he needs more fire <strong>in</strong>him. Maybe there’s truth to that lastpart; I don’t know. But whether there isor not, I firmly believe that it’s impossibleto change that kid. I worry thatthey’re tak<strong>in</strong>g a perfectly healthy boyand damag<strong>in</strong>g his sense <strong>of</strong> self.”Of course, it doesn’t have to be a badfit when extroverted parents have an<strong>in</strong>troverted child. With a little m<strong>in</strong>dfulnessand understand<strong>in</strong>g, any parent canhave a good fit with any k<strong>in</strong>d <strong>of</strong> child,says Dr. Miller. But parents need to stepback from their own preferences andsee what the world looks like to theirquiet children.688/929

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