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Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go

November 7, 2008 2:09 PM

Acclaimed documentary film-maker Kim Longinotto visit a unique last-chance boarding school that uses hug therapy to modify the behavior of troubled children.

The Mulberry Bush in Oxfordshire looks after and teaches children who have been expelled from regular schools for extreme behaviour. The three-year programme gives them the chance to turn their lives around and re-enter the regular school system.

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Roger Moody wrote:

December 1, 2008 1:38 AM

I found this documentary a little odd. There was so little information about where the ideas of the school come from or who's theories the approaches were derived from. Also, it lacked information about the success rate of changing the behavior of the students.

I'm a very progressive minded person, but I admit I found myself frustrated with these adults allowing the children to get away with such language and violent behavior. Again, it would have been helpful to have some clear research showing the success or failure rate.

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