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 Understanding child development and the continuum of individual differences
between many different five year olds, for instance
 An interest in gaining an understanding of the child beyond the legal questions
driven by systems and parents
 Use the language of the child vs. paraphrasing into your adult language
 Bring the authentic concerns forward into the Child and Youth Concerns Scale.
Create meaning that is important to the child and provide the information to the
parents
 Protect children from over-exposure and from being dismissed as not having
something important to say about their lives

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