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- Young adults remember their childhood memories in different ways.
- Their current relationships can change these childhood memories.
- Parents have a strong effect on many memories.
- When parents are supportive, memories often feel kinder.
- When parents are strained, memories can feel worse.
- Most memories are mostly the same over short time.
- Small changes in memory are still meaningful for people.
- Researchers and clinicians should ask more than once.
- Support from friends and partners also matters.
- Talking about the past with others can help.
Difficult words
- memory — a thought about something from the pastmemories
- childhood — the time when a person is a child
- supportive — showing care and help to someone
- strained — having problems and tension in a relationship
- researcher — someone who studies things to learn new factsResearchers
- partner — a person who is in a close relationshippartners
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Discussion questions
- Do you share childhood memories with friends or family?
- Do you think your relationships change your memories?
- Do supportive people make you feel better about the past?
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