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| WHAT CRACK DOES TO BABIES By Janice Hurciunson Jnice Hutchinson ta peatrician and former senior ‘Scents for the Armertean Medial Assocation. Sb ‘oa the mesial director ofthe Chit and Youth Ser ‘ces Administration of the Distriet of Columba Department of Mental Healt, TAQURNG TENGEN war wo know: wo ae these sand how dl theygctthsway? Thequestion eles to the unprecedented numbers of chie—ewtinates ‘ang sigh a oneal to one mlon—who sr eter Inge clasroom having seed inter expose ‘Gack, the cgoked fem of cocaine, became widely availabe in 1985; the children ofthe isteach ate new bred, unite other children mith histories of ug fxposite, They are often in conan ston, chores acd and very sensitive to simul. crawling standing, And walling take longer develop. ‘They af tale tnd ard to pease. Is hard for them to make fens ‘They ees less othe environment Ince! stabtty 's poor Learning s more dificle Senin and eye con "act ae infrequent. They do ne seem to know Bow to Play wit toys or wath othe mating you 8 foe them seems to ater or help ITteschers are to meet the challenges that these ci

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