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Let's Stop Calling Little Girls 'Bossy'

We put a lot of labels on our kids somewhat reflexively, and they’re not all good. We see an undesirable behavior and we point it out in the same way these behaviors were often pointed out to us when we were kids: Don’t be so stubborn, we say. He’s such a picky eater, we moan. Oh yeah, she’s really shy, we excuse. Maybe it’s because we don’t want them to grow up to be stubborn adults who won’t eat