Published by The International Centre for Therapeutic Care
Editor Anyone with a television set cannot fail to have noticed the proliferation of TV programmes like Supernanny, introducing us to the children from hell and their long-suffering clueless parents. I have a real problem with these programmes and not simply because they are delivered often by non-qualified so-called professional experts. Many new parents, especially young, … Read more
The All Party Parliamentary Group for Children has held three meetings since the beginning of 2007: Tuesday 16 January: How Every Child Matters can deliver for disabled children and young people and their families. With speakers Lord Adonis (Department for Education and Skills Minister) and Christine Lenehan (Director of the Council for Disabled Children, and … Read more
A mixture of news items, events, comments and whimsies, including consultation, means and ends, giving clients money, bureaucracy, dancing in cinemas and cricket. The Views of Young People It is one of the strengths of the British approach these days that children and young people are consulted regularly as a matter of course about developments. … Read more
Unmissed I looked out of the car window, ready to smile engagingly and wave happily but the door was already closed. They didn’t even wait to see me go. I sat back and looked around the car. I wondered why did all social workers’ cars look as if they lived in them. There were crumbs … Read more
This article first appeared in The Door, February 2006 and we are grateful for permission to reprint. People who adopt say that it is incredibly rewarding – but you do have to be prepared to wait longer for those rewards with adopted children than you do with your own flesh and blood whom you have … Read more
Dave Wiles and Tim Evans as Chief Executives of youth work organisations decided to draw attention to the good stories about young people by taking to the road with only £10 in their pockets. If you want to read earlier episodes, click here. Having enjoyed our first free dinner (thanks for the sarnies, Trudi) we … Read more
The recent UNICEF report came as a shock to many, while others said, “Told you so.” It was certainly a powerful message. Of all the twenty-one advanced countries studied, the United Kingdom scored worst for children. The report, Child Poverty in Perspective : An Overview of Child Wellbeing in Rich Countries, looked at six main … Read more
This is the fifth (and last) episode in Sharon’s story. She and Caitlin were in care together, and they have just met again. Sharon is telling Caitlin what happened to her after there were split up. You can read the earlier episodes here – Epidose 1 2 3 4 I drew breath. Now that I … Read more
Dave Wiles and Tim Evans as Chief Executives of youth work organisations decided to draw attention to the good stories about young people by taking to the road with only £10 in their pockets. If you want to read earlier episodes, click here. Story 3 … One of the young girls that Paul worked with, … Read more
Dave Wiles and Tim Evans as Chief Executives of youth work organisations decided to draw attention to the good stories about young people by taking to the road with only £10 in their pockets. If you want to read earlier episodes, click here. Story 3 … One of the young girls that Paul worked with, … Read more
Children Webmag received this message from the Children Are Unbeatable! Alliance and are publishing it so that any readers who wish to support the motion can contact their MPS. The Government is committed to reviewing section 58 of the Children Act 2004 – the legal defence that allows parents and others to continue to justify … Read more
The importance of reading to children – for parents, as well as children One of the sad results of the introduction of television is that fewer children now have a bedtime story read to them by their parents. Keith White’s column this month focuses on the important books about children which he has come across … Read more