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October 23, 2012

Parents Look On the Bright Side of Kids' Worries

Parents consistently overestimate their children's optimism and downplay their worries, according to new research.

The findings suggest that secondhand evaluations by parents or other adults of children's emotional well-being need to be treated with caution.

Many psychologists and researchers have long held that children under the age of seven cannot accurately report how they feel, said Kristin Lagattuta, associate professor of psychology at UC Davis, who led the study. So behavioral scientists frequently rely on the impressions of parents, teachers and other adults.

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