Cruel to Be Kind: Saying no can save a child’s life

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Cathy Glass. Cruel to Be Kind: Saying no can save a child’s life

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Contents

Acknowledgements

Prologue

A Bad Start

Max

Amazed

A Healthy Appetite?

Restless Night

Hostile

Joining In

Tears

Act of Defiance

An Ally

Stressed

Vulnerable

Dan

First Review

Meetings

Strange, the Way Things Turn Out

Abused Child

Reporting Concerns

When Will I See Mummy Again?

Comfort Eating

Unexpected Turn of Events

Sea Otters Hold Hands

Very Poorly

Tell Max I Love Him

Bittersweet

Tragedy

Cruel to be Kind

Suggested topics for reading-group discussion

Chapter One

About the Publisher

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‘He needs to sit down,’ Jo said, coming in. ‘He’s got an inhaler in here somewhere.’ She began undoing the school bag she was holding as Max took hold of the doorframe and heaved himself over the doorstep into the hall.

‘Sit down here, love, until you get your breath,’ I said, directing him to the chair we kept in the hall by the telephone.

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