http://www.usefulscience.org/podcast/33Ian talks about how to deal with kids who don't like their gifts. Cindy talks about the role of maternal behavior in regulating a child's emotions. This is a crossover with the curious neuron podcast (cindy hovington)Music by Solomon Krause-Imlach.Follow us @usefulsci or email us at]podcast@usefulscience.org.Show NotesKids with higher levels of 'effortful control' (the ability to replace one emotional behavior with another) were better at suppressing negative reactions to unwanted gifts.Sustained attention development during the toddlerhood to preschool period: Associations with toddlers’ emotion regulation strategies and maternal behaviour