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The article discusses the experiences of Aboriginal children who were taken from their communities and were taken in by institutions like orphanages , and foster homes . The article showed the various effects of this situation on the children 's physical and psychological well being

In my , I would focus on two aspects which I found significant and interesting : the physical condition of these institutions and how they address the developmental needs of the children . I selected these two items because I believe that these are their basic functions . As an institution centered on

caring for the children , it should have adequate facilities to allow the children to live humanely and their developmental needs addressed so that they would be able to function well in their societies

The article mentioned that the living conditions of the children are often very harsh : government institutions and children 's homes were often very poor and resources were insufficient to improve or to keep the children adequately fed , clothed or sheltered . In some cases there were also instances were the children were physically punished The article also showed that there were instances where children suffered sexual abuse

These are only the reported physical conditions that the article showed aboriginal children faced . However , more than the physical needs , these children , like any other human beings needs to be nurtured emotionally In the article , it was mentioned that the children has expressed that they felt that they do not belong to an institution but to a family...

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