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How Long to Maintain Protective Lies for Your Children

I have been telling my kids their father moved away for work, but actually he is in prison and I do not know when to tell them the truth.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Shielding children from painful realities eventually conflicts with their need for truth and trust.

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