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Never in Anger
Never in Anger: Portrait of an Eskimo Family | Jean L. Briggs
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In the summer of 1963, anthropologist Jean Briggs journeyed to the Canadian Northwest Territories (now Nunavut) to begin a seventeen-month field study of the Utku, a small group of Inuit First Nations people who live at the mouth of the Back River, northwest of Hudson Bay. Living with a family as their "adopted" daughter--sharing their iglu during the winter and pitching her tent next to theirs in the summer--Briggs observed the emotional patterns of the Utku in the context of their daily life. In this perceptive and highly enjoyable volume the author presents a behavioral description of the Utku through a series of vignettes of individuals interacting with members of their family and with their neighbors. Finding herself at times the object of instruction, she describes the training of the child toward achievement of the proper adult personality and the handling of deviations from this desired behavior.
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I wish I‘d read this when the kids were little, although I think my husband and I came pretty close to these recommendations. I‘d buy this book in a heartbeat if I had small ones now. Our society sure needs to learn how to control anger!

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/03/13/685533353/a-playful-way-to-...

MommyWantsToReadHerBook This is lovely, thank you! I follow Laura Markham's stuff but I don't I ever read the thing about acting out the behaviour with stuffed animals before. I really want to try that! I do find some of the Inuit examples rather emotionally manipulative... But a great article overall. 4y
MommyWantsToReadHerBook *don't think I ever read 4y
julesG Very informative! Thanks for sharing 4y
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Texreader @MommyWantsToReadHerBook Yes, I was a bit taken aback by some of the stories Told to kids. 4y
Bette Thx. Really interesting. 4y
GingerAntics That is the exact opposite to anything I‘ve ever seen parents do. I agree with every part of this article, though. I think I‘m going to have to go read that book now. I did find some of the stories to be rather manipulative (but then again, our entire education system is manipulative), but the point still remains. 4y
PeterJohn Thanks for sharing, I found this link so interesting. 4y
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