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Those who accompany the process of children’s growing up, whether as parents, teachers or observers, experience the power of the age cohort. The influence of parents on fifteen-year-olds verges on zero. If we want to mould young people’s characters, we have to create an environment that uses the “age cohort” factor to strengthen their personalities.
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Pearson, C. (2007). Mama, I Wanna Go to Boarding School!. In: Conceptions of the Desirable. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-71260-3_47
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