To avoid violating the promise to participating children that their responses will remain confidential, researchers should tell children in advance that .

There collective responses will be used for research purposes without there individual identity revealed

Explanation:

Confidentiality encourages people/individuals (children inclusive) participate truthfully in academic research and a breach of it is ethically wrong and poses a threat to future involvements by desired/participating individuals.

In this case, desired/targeted children (for a research) can be encouraged to participate in a research with there responses confidential and are informed accordingly. Participating children should also be told what the data obtained from them will be used for and how they will remain anonymous (meaning identity protected) while using such data in research discussions and publications.

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