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“The greatest damage done by neglect, trauma, or emotional loss is not the immediate pain they inflict but the long-term distortions they induce in the way a developing child will continue to interpret the world and her situation in it”

Gabor Mate

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Neglect, trauma, or emotional hurt cause a lot of harm not just because they hurt at that moment, but because they change how a child will see the world and understand their place in it as they grow up.

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Child development Emotional development Emotional health Emotional neglect Long-term effects Mental health Psychological impact Psychology Trauma
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