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When you don't know what's the truth and what's the lie

By "eAdvocate"

12-5-2009 National: Question: My 5-year-old daughter has told us something for 4 1/2 months and now just went back on her word after telling lots of people and police officers about a serious issue. Could she have been holding a lie that long? Is it possible? What do we do? We are freaking out. From: 211, Salem, ORHi 211,This is a tough question for a few reasons, especially the age of your child and the unknown nature of the offense, but the police involvement obviously hints at something serious. For all those reasons, I checked in with three experts on this, David Finkelhor, from the University of New Hampshire, director of the Crimes Against Children Research Center there; Mark Everson, child development specialist and director of the Program on Childhood Trauma and Maltreatment at the University of North Carolina; and a child psychiatrist...continue to full post

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