When I Returned From A Business Trip, I Found My 3-Year-Old Daughter With Her Head Shaved, Trembling With Fear. My Mother-In-Law Said, “That Will Teach Her Not To Steal.”

would say quickly.

The child psychologist taught me not to simply tell her to forget the trauma. We explained to her repeatedly that the adults had lied, that she was not guilty of anything, and that her little body belonged entirely to her. We also gave her small, empowering choices every day. She chose her own clothes, decided whether she wanted to continue reading …