Typical large-group institutions for abandoned children or orphans are known to be bad for the development of children, but what about small-group care? Rygaard (2020) presents SOS Children’s Villages (SOSCV) as a natural and nondetrimental setting for abandoned children. In a random effects meta-analysis, we combined the scientific evidence on the physical and mental health of children growing up in SOSCV compared with peers growing up in typical institutions and in biological and foster families (N = 1,567). Results showed substantial developmental delays of SOSCV children compared with their peers in family care. Compared with children in typical institutions SOSCV children do better on mental health but even worse on physical growth. All efforts should be directed not to improving group care, but to the transition to family based care and the prevention of separation.

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拆除或修复被遗弃儿童的机构照料？评论 Rygaard (2020)。

众所周知，典型的大型弃儿或孤儿机构不利于儿童的发展，但小团体照料呢？Rygaard (2020) 将 SOS 儿童村 (SOSCV) 视为弃儿的自然且无害的环境。在一项随机效应荟萃分析中，我们将在 SOSCV 中长大的儿童与在典型机构以及生物和寄养家庭中长大的同龄人（N = 1,567）相比，他们的身心健康的科学证据相结合。结果显示，与家庭护理中的同龄人相比，SOSCV 儿童的发育迟缓。与典型机构中的儿童相比，SOSCV 儿童在心理健康方面表现更好，但在身体发育方面表现更差。所有的努力都不应针对改善集体照护，