Forum: Parenting
10-08-2008, 05:29 PM
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Aliantha, you left out the most common meaning...
Aliantha, you left out the most common meaning ascribed to "manipulate" that I found in ALL definitions:
To influence or manage shrewdly or deviously
To tamper with or falsify for personal gain...
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Forum: Parenting
10-08-2008, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 152
Views: 33,566
Babies behave in certain ways in order to get...
Babies behave in certain ways in order to get their needs met. Nothing more. It is our job as parents to meet those needs.
Manipulation implies fraud, deception or devious behavior for one's own...
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