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“Foster children often experience trauma that affects their emotional and psychological health, including grief and fear.”
Authoritative pediatric and research evidence supports the claim. Children in foster care are disproportionately exposed to trauma, and major pediatric guidance explicitly links that trauma to emotional and psychological effects, including grief and fear. The main caveat is that studies do not always separate trauma before foster care from trauma related to removal or placement instability.
“Giving water to infants under 6 months of age is unsafe and unnecessary.”
The global medical consensus strongly supports this claim for routine care of healthy infants. The WHO, AAP, and multiple independent clinical sources confirm that water poses real physiological risks — including hyponatremia, water intoxication, and nutritional displacement — and is unnecessary when infants receive adequate breast milk or formula. The only caveat is that the claim's absolute framing omits a narrow exception: water may be medically indicated in specific clinical scenarios such as severe dehydration, administered under professional supervision.