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Tuesday, April 25, 2006

ChildPsych: Katrina's kids depressed, anxious

Each time the 3-year-old gets in the bathtub, she thinks she's going to drown. Monica whimpers when her grandmother turns on the faucet, sobbing softly at first, then wailing as the tub begins to fill.

"She cries and cries. 'Don't be crying,' I tell her. 'I gotta wash your hair,"' says her exasperated grandmother, Ruth May Smith.

There's no use telling her she won't drown; the word isn't yet part of the toddler's vocabulary. And it won't do much good to tell her that grandma will take care of her, either; Monica learned the hard way that those she loves can't always protect her.
The article is full of devastating anecdotes such as this.

Posted by Garrett at 3:10 PM  

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