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Why long-term separation from parents harms kids

  • Written by David Rosenberg, Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Wayne State University
Children are often sad when separated from their parents for a short time, but the effects are pronounced if the separation is long.Eakachai Lessin/Shutterstock.com

As a society, we often wax eloquent about how important it is to nurture, support and protect our children. The sad reality, however, is that all too often major, life-changing...

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