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IT TOOK ME years to finally learn this, the absolute number-one most important lesson about helping abused and neglected children. Here it is: When you remove a child from a home - even a bad home - you do an injury to the child you are trying to help.
When I say this aloud, someone always pounces on me, as if I am saying we should leave abused children with monsters. "But the child will be better off in the long run," they say.See the full content of this document
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Sometimes Helping Can Hurt
Yes, of course. I'm not suggesting our society should leave children in the homes of malicious people who physically torture them or with suffering people who neglect them.
But even if the system is well funded and ...See the full content of this document
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