For parents afraid to call the doctor for their children, because they cannot pay the bills, help is on the way.

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She had spoiled herself with daydreams, until her parents were afraid of her moods.

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But it's not easy to reassure a child when parents are afraid themselves of the knock on the door with bad news.

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It is true that many parents are afraid to talk about money.

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But I think this is also a function of parents being afraid to speak out and ask for the flexibility that they need.

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Campaigners say children are sexually abused by relatives, neighbours, at school and at care homes for orphans and that most of the cases go unreported because in India's traditional system, parents and families are afraid of attracting social stigma.

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This figure is conservative, because children are often afraid to come forward to their parents, bullying experts say.

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We'll hear too far, too risky, too driven by cost cutting from those afraid of the implications of those decisions for their parents, their children, themselves.

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Children need their parents' support in recognizing that bad things can happen, that we can feel afraid and saddened.

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