How would you feel, as a parent, if you had access, in your own home, with your child, 24/7, so that anything that happens, in terms of behavioral problems, that you would have access, ready access, to trained specialists who you would be in constant contact with?
Harkin emphasizes the importance of constant access to specialists for parents.
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