As a result, rather than reacting impulsively to the sight of a lollipop, Sophie relied on ideas to regulate the lollipop's very existence'and the teddy bear's, the leprechaun's, and her own actions toward it!
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Sophie regulated her emotions as a sign she had matured.
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