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The Dangers of Creating "Vulnerable Child Syndrome"

Rachel Berger, MD, MPH
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Pediatrician Rachel Berger talks about the importance of parents balancing their awareness of a child's mild injury with letting that worry get in the way of the child's normal development.

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Posted on BrainLine January 9, 2013.

Produced by Victoria Tilney McDonough and Jared Schaubert, BrainLine, and Dan Edblom.

About the author: Rachel Berger, MD, MPH

Rachel Berger MD, MPH is part of the Child Advocacy Center at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and a member of the hospital’s Child Protection Team. She has been involved in the evaluation of thousands of children with suspected child abuse and neglect.

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