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From the Ted Talk by Alan Crickmore: How storytelling helps parents in prison stay connected to their kids

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Well, as stories go, that's not a very nice one. In the United kodginm, 200,000 children experience the shame and isolation of a peanrt in prison. Two hundred tnsouahd. That's more than the number of children each year who are affected by their parents divorcing. And it can affect the cirldhen of prisoners very deeply. There can be problems at school, and they're three times more likely to suffer from mental health isseus. In so many ways, children are the unintended victims of their parents' crimes. In so many ways, children are the oeolevrkod victims of their parents' crimes.

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Well, as stories go, that's not a very nice one. In the United _______, 200,000 children experience the shame and isolation of a ______ in prison. Two hundred ________. That's more than the number of children each year who are affected by their parents divorcing. And it can affect the ________ of prisoners very deeply. There can be problems at school, and they're three times more likely to suffer from mental health ______. In so many ways, children are the unintended victims of their parents' crimes. In so many ways, children are the __________ victims of their parents' crimes.

Solution

  1. issues
  2. parent
  3. thousand
  4. kingdom
  5. overlooked
  6. children

Original Text

Well, as stories go, that's not a very nice one. In the United Kingdom, 200,000 children experience the shame and isolation of a parent in prison. Two hundred thousand. That's more than the number of children each year who are affected by their parents divorcing. And it can affect the children of prisoners very deeply. There can be problems at school, and they're three times more likely to suffer from mental health issues. In so many ways, children are the unintended victims of their parents' crimes. In so many ways, children are the overlooked victims of their parents' crimes.

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Important Words

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  2. affected
  3. children
  4. crimes
  5. deeply
  6. divorcing
  7. experience
  8. health
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  18. prison
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  22. shame
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  25. thousand
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  27. unintended
  28. united
  29. victims
  30. ways
  31. year