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Bookmark or Share- Orphans' Lonely Beginnings Reveal How Parents Shape A ... - NPRTom Szalay. Parents do a lot more than make sure a child has food and shelter, researchers say. They play a critical role in brain development.
- Orphan - WikipediaAn orphan (from the Greek: ορφανός, romanized : orphanós) [1] is a child whose parents have died, are unknown or have permanently abandoned them. It can also refer to a child who has lost only one parent, as the Hebrew translation, for example, is "fatherless". [2] [3]
- Information about Orphanages: Facts about orphans ...Globally, over 80% of children in orphanages have a living parent. Up to 8 million children are thought to be living in orphanages. Children who grow up in orphanages are at much higher risk of becoming victims of violence, trafficking and exploitation.
- FACTS AND STATS | Home for Every ChildThere are more than 147 million orphans in our world today. 87.6 million orphans live in Asia. 43.4 million orphans live in Sub-Saharan Africa. 12.4 million orphans live in Latin America and the Caribbean . Get some greater context on these stats in this fantastic resource On Understanding Orphan Statistics.
- The Romanian Orphans Are Adults Now - The AtlanticGlobal. 30 Years Ago, Romania Deprived Thousands of Babies of Human Contact. Here’s what’s become of them. By Melissa Fay Greene. July/August 2020 Issue. Image above: Izidor Ruckel near his home...
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