Foster Care - When do the Child’s Rights Begin?
by James Moran
Should settled children be uprooted to meet parents’ wishes?
Editorial: Faith
Unmeasurable and immeasurably important
‘Cottage Six: The Social System of Delinquent Boys in Residential Treatment’ by Howard W Polsky
Digest by Robert Shaw
A neutral stance is impossible for a participant observer.
News Views
Including Haiti, professionalism, social pedagogy, well-being, Siblings Together and the Old Vic, grandparents’ rights, misbehaviour and classical music, reading, smacking …
‘Beyond Caring: Chapter 7′ by A.J. Stone
Is there a future for a boy with a past?
The Implementation of Social Pedagogy from the Perspectives of Practitioners
by Sylvia Holthoff and Gabriel Eichsteller
A collection of reflections
Wake Up Call
by Chris Durkin
Both in Haiti and the UK, young people need long-term economic solutions
Fostering a Fostering Disaster
by Marion Thorpe
Draft National Minimum Standards are unrealistic and do not reflect practice.
Another Move for Admiral Boscawen
by David Lane
How the Admiral’s history tells the ever-changing story of child care
Editorial: We are All Responsible
Many people play roles in crises, some close, some distant, some culpable, some unaware.
Myth Busters: Swine Flu
Department of Health advice for parents of young children about vaccination
Ten things about the Swine Flu Vaccine that Parents of Young Children should know
Advice from the Department of Health
Editorial: Ten Years On
Ten years of ideas; why not send in yours?
Comments On the Adoption Story
What grandmother thought should be learnt by professionals
A Charter for Children’s Rights Under the Family Law
by Charles Pragnell
Children are still treated as pawns or possessions.
On Headington Hill, Oxford
by Dr Keith J. White
Intelligence is ultimately moral, practical and social, as well as academic.
Setting up a Home for Children and Young People in the UK
by Valerie Jackson
A new project: watch this space to see how it emerges.
Puppy Fat is for Life, Not Just for Christmas
A time for parents of overweight children to reflect, and act
Swine Flu Vaccine : Ten Myth Busters
Answers from the Department of Health
Nine Questions to Ask
What parents should ask before choosing an out-of-school club or play setting
‘Adoption: A Second Chance’ by Barbara Tizard
Digest by Robert Shaw
The benefits of adoption compared with foster care and return home
News Views
Including hopes for 2010, poverty, AIEJI, vetting, obesity, access to child care records and Christmas snippets
‘Expanding the Options in Child Placement’ by Anita Wiener and Eugene Wiener
Digest by Robert Shaw
Research into adoption, fostering and residential care with surprising conclusions
Editorial : The Point of Apologies
A simple gesture, well meant and well received, but what about the ramifications?
Adoption - A Mother’s Story : Part 5
The fifth and final part of a personal account of becoming an adoptive parent
Behaviour Support Through the Use of Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI)
by Laurence Stanton-Greenwood
An analysis of trials at Fullerton House School, part of the Hesley Group
The Danger of Neglecting Neglect
by Chris Durkin
The impact of long-term neglect is underestimated by social workers.
Wise Up On the World Wide Web
by Robert Fitzgerald
People looking after children in care need to be ahead of the game.
‘Children Referred to Closed Units’ by Pat Cawson and Mary Martell
Digest by Robert Shaw
The ignored facts about young people who were locked up
‘The Development of Secure Units in Child Care’ by G J Blumenthal
Digest by Robert Shaw
An architect’s analysis of secure care
News Views
Including the Webmag’s tenth anniversary, institutional abuse of children in Ireland, Ofsted, child care ethics, the recession, social pedagogy, childminder …
“Unremembered Acts of Kindness and of Love”
by Dr Keith J. White
The spontaneous little things make the difference, and they cannot be specified.
Vetting : From a Different Point of View
by Robert Shaw
The lessons about what works have been ignored.
Editorial: Storytelling
Opening children’s eyes to ideas
News Views
Including primary schooling and subsidiarity, visibility at night, family rehabilitation, Nannyshare, well-being, Pembroke House, and toddlers’ eating habits
‘Controls from Within’ by Fritz Redl and David Wineman
Digest by Robert Shaw
Ways to manage problem behaviour
‘The Other 23 Hours’ by Albert Trieschman, James Whittaker and Larry Brendtro
Digest by Robert Shaw
Practical advice on residential child care
Conference: The Place of Ethics in the History of Child Care
The Annual Conference of the Child Care History Network : 11 November 2009
Adoption - A Mother’s Story : Part 4
The fourth part of a personal account of becoming an adoptive parent
The Art and Science of Child Protection
by Chris Durkin
Success demands negotiation, feelings, relationships and a knowledge base.
Editorial : To Vet or Not to Vet?
The need to check for abusers
New Work on the Sociology of Childhood
by the BSA Childhood Study Group
A Conference Report on EYPS, children’s books and disability, ADHD, children’s achievements, loving relationships, gifted children, and twins
Telling the World about Social Pedagogy
by Benny Andersen, President of AIEJI
Pass on the Copenhagen Declaration on Worldwide Social Pedagogy Day.
News Views
Including ASPECT and social pedagogy, NCMA, nursery provision in Scotland, Voice and mobile phones, and running away.
