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Hold On To Your Kids by Gordon Neufeld, Gabor Maté

Hold On To Your Kids

Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers

by Gordon Neufeld, Gabor Maté
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  • Apr 1, 2005, 304 pages
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  • Aug 2006, 304 pages
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