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Latin America

Warpy

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1. It would probably beat the hell out of a lot of foster care here

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sun Apr 20, 2014, 09:12 PM

Apr 2014

and has the added effect of keeping the kids and mothers bonded together.

What we do isn't working, snatching babies away from mothers who have just given birth before there is any chance to bond and parceling them out to family who might not want another mouth to feed or indifferent foster care.

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It would probably beat the hell out of a lot of foster care here Warpy Apr 2014 #1