In the last 10 years, inter-country adoption has become popular, much more so because of well-publicized adoptions by the likes of Angelina Jolie and Madonna. Madonna was especially involved in a controversy way back in 2006 when she adopted little David from Malawi because the said child wasn?t an orphan at all. David was [...]
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Seemingly adding an interesting example to the ongoing nature and nurture debate, U.S. researchers discovered a link between IQ and whether children are in foster care or in orphanages, according to their findings from a study in Romania.
According to the study, toddlers who are removed from orphanages and placed in foster care score dramatically higher [...]
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