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Section 7: Ghosts in the Nursery


Lesson 1: The Lasting Influence of Parental Care ............ Page 10 of 10

Dan Neuharth's book

Dan Neuharth, in his book "If You Had Controlling Parents" mentions some of the saddening statistics that affect so many parents and their children:

  • One in twenty children has a parent die during their childhood
  • One in six children has a parent who abuses alcohol or is alcoholic during the child-raising years
  • One in seven children has a parent who suffers serious depression or mental illness during the child-raising years
  • One in five children is physically or sexually abused.

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