further harm), the attachment relationship can be salvaged or perhaps even strengthened. This is particularly true if there is little delay between the traumatic event and appropriate parental intervention. Often, though, children are afraid to reveal what has been done to them, either because they have been explicitly warned by perpetrators not to tell, or because they inevitably blame themselves. This may inadvertently circumvent the help that they could otherwise receive from caregivers or others.
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