families
Cerebral Palsy Guide
Did you know? For every 1000 children born in the United States, 7 of them will suffer some kind of birth injury? A birth injury, occurs during the birth of a child, or just after birth, and many times is the result of a medical mistake that is made. To clarify, a birth injury is […]
Parental Alienation Taints Relationships and is Abuse
When Ties to a Parent Are Cut by the Other Credit…Sylwia Kapuscinski for The New York TimesBy Michael WineripSept. 23, 2007 THIS is a nice moment in Joe Rabiega’s life. At 31, he has a good job as a research coordinator for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is happily married and […]
The Do’s and Don’ts of talking to your child about her period.
It’s a quiet Sunday afternoon. The kids are playing in the yard. Your husband is bbqing and you are enjoying your new couch with your girlfriend who’s visiting for the weekend. Sounds great. Until your 11 year old daughter tells you “Mom, I have blood in my pants”. Do you know how you’ll react? Will […]
Parents whose rights were terminated can now petition courts: Champion/Moran bill restores parental rights
Every state should follow this lead. This is an awesome step forward in the fight for child welfare system reform. Good job Minnesota!!! Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed into law legislation allowing the reestablishment of the parent/child relationship. At left, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and Sen. Bobby Champion, at right, Rep. Rena Moran and Sen. […]
Heartbroken Parents of Alienated Children Never Stop Trying To Reach Out To Their Children
source: Alienated parents share unanswered texts to their kids and it’s crushing by:Alexandra Carlton Being prevented from seeing or communicating with your child is a special kind of hell – but a parent’s love never dies. Imagine if you were unable to see or speak to your own young child. You may know where they […]
Removing Children from their homes IS a big deal…
by 14thdaymom My last post about the BREAKING NEWS in Houston where a judge made an unprecedented move when ordering CPS to have NO CONTACT with children it removed from their natural home. At the end of the video a statement is made that I think needs to be reiterated, and that’s how big a […]
Trump has passed a new federal law aimed at keeping at-risk families together during treatment
This new federal law will change foster care as we know it BY TERESA WILTZ Stateline.org May 03, 2018 01:00 AM WASHINGTON A new federal law, propelled by the belief that children in difficult homes nearly always fare best with their parents, effectively blows up the nation’s troubled foster care system. Few outside child welfare […]
Letters from Foster Care
“In total, I have been to at least five or six or even seven foster homes because my mother would not quit looking for me.” by Gabrielle, age 11 Fostering Perspectives tries to reflect the voices of people involved in North Carolina’s child welfare system. * * * * * * * * * * […]
