When Children Learn to Shrink to Belong: Gender, Culture, and Trauma
by: Mary CoughlinPublished on: 31/01/2026How gender, culture, and bias shape childhood belonging and how asking children to shrink creates invisible trauma that follows them into adulthood.
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