This allows the child to feel understood by you, maintains a connection, and helps assuage the fear of rejection and abandonment. (attach-china.org)
Then, on Thursday, the While House tried to assuage fears by saying it only wanted to decrypt the one device, and did not want Apple to «create a new backdoor to its products.» (fortune.com)
Advisers now employ techniques stolen from mental health professionals to put their clients «on the couch,» both to understand their motivations and assuage their fears when things go awry. (canadianbusiness.com)