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title: ""But children in orphanages in less wealthy countries appear to be…"
date: 2016-02-08
source: facebook
type: Archer T. Ships updated his status.
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# "But children in orphanages in less wealthy countries appear to be…

*February 8, 2016 · Facebook*

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\"But children in orphanages in less wealthy countries appear to be doing just as well as their orphaned or abandoned counterparts who live in private homes---even those living with family members---according to a new study that examined the well-being of some 3,000 children in five countries. \"Health, emotional and cognitive function, and physical growth were no worse for institution-living \[children\],\" the study authors report in a new paper published online Thursday in the journal PLoS ONE. They found, in fact, that \"the institution-based children scored higher on intellectual functioning and memory and had fewer social and emotional difficulties.\"\"\
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[http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/orphanages-rival-homes/](http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/orphanages-rival-homes/){target="_blank"}
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