Residential Child Care

Introduction What should I do about my toddler’s tantrums? How can I ensure my three year old learns to eat healthily? Should I be worried if my young child has an imaginary friend? These are just a few of the questions parents of young children may ask but often it is hard to find practical, … 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. It was then that a young man who was drunk came to … Read more

I have in front of me two documents.  The first is entitled Think “My child”. It is the undated Corporate Parenting Strategy for children in Public Care in the London Borough of Redbridge.  The second is the book, Shattered Lives: Children Who Live with Courage and Dignity by Camila Batmanghelidjh, (London, JKP 2006). Both are … Read more

Introduction What should I do about my toddler’s tantrums?  How can I ensure my three year old learns to eat healthily?  Should I be worried if my young child has an imaginary friend?  These are just a few of the questions parents of young children may ask but often it is hard to find practical, … Read more

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 Disease of Loneliness Mother Teresa was once asked, “You’ve been in India dealing with illnesses like cholera and AIDS. What’s the worst illness you’ve ever seen?” and she replied, “The worst illness I have ever seen is the loneliness and isolation in the West.”1 In another quotation she referred to loneliness as “…the leprosy … 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

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

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