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"Those early experiences are very powerful and can be very determinative that you end up developing an image of yourself, and image of what your strengths are, an image of your weaknesses, an image of the ways in which the world is going to limit you." — Andrew Solomon iStock hide caption

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"Those early experiences are very powerful and can be very determinative that you end up developing an image of yourself, and image of what your strengths are, an image of your weaknesses, an image of the ways in which the world is going to limit you." — Andrew Solomon

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What makes us who we are? How do parents mold children into who they are? In this hour, TED speakers reflect on how our upbringing shapes us.

Gever Tulley: What Can Kids Learn By Doing Dangerous Things?

"As the boundaries of what we determine as the safety zone grow ever smaller, we cut off our children from valuable opportunities to learn how to interact with the world around them." — Gever Tulley TED hide caption

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Gever Tulley: What Can Kids Learn By Doing Dangerous Things?

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Gever Tulley: What Can Kids Learn By Doing Dangerous Things?

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Jennifer Senior: Why Is Parenthood Filled With So Much Anxiety?

"It's one of the weird illusions we all live under: that there is a right way to parent." — Jennifer Senior James Duncan Davidson/TED hide caption

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Jennifer Senior: Why Is Parenthood Filled With So Much Anxiety?

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Jennifer Senior: Why Is Parenthood Filled With So Much Anxiety?

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Lemn Sissay: What Does It Mean To Be A 'Child Of The State'?

"We are our story — whether we suppress it, whether that is our nature, or we speak it. Family is a group of people who are building story for each other." — Lemn Sissay Paul Clarke/TED hide caption

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Lemn Sissay: What Does It Mean To Be A 'Child Of The State'?

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Andrew Solomon: How Do Our Worst Moments Shape Us?

"You need to fold the worst events of your life into a narrative of triumph, evincing a better self in response to things that hurt." — Andrew Solomon James Duncan Davidson/TED hide caption

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Andrew Solomon: How Do Our Worst Moments Shape Us?

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