Children Are Having Tough Conversations, Just Not With Their Parents

Arah Iloabugichukwu
Nov 6 · 3 min read

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My childhood was riddled with a million variations of the phrase “Children should be seen and not heard.” By elementary school I all but whispered my questions, never sure which were appropriate to ask, typically being told to “Speak up!” before told to quiet down. The age-old saying of children being seen and not…

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