Internet Safety: Children’s Views
by Tom Church
24,000 young people declare their online rights and responsibilities for Safer Internet Day
All Our Children
The 12th International EUSARF Conference.
Childhood Obesity — What are the Health Risks?
Research with some surprising findings
One in Four Children Bullied in School Last Year
Stop and think; words can hurt
The Key Texts: An Overview
Digest by Robert Shaw
The lessons which today’s child care professionals need to learn.
Teenagers and the Social Work Services:-by John Triseliotis
Digest by Robert Shaw
A thorough study of the effectiveness of services and what people thought of them.
Speak of the Devil: Tales of Satanic Abuse in Contemporary England-by Jean La Fontaine
Digest by Robert Shaw
The debunking of the popular myth of ritual abuse
Recognizing and Helping the Neglected Child:-by Brigid Daniel and others
Book Review by David Lane
Evidence-based practice for assessment and intervention.
Closing children’s homes
Digest by Robert Shaw
A research report which demonstrated children’s need for residential care
“We have no choice” - the challenge of kinship care
by Meredith Kiraly
Stability and continuity of care for the children, but sometimes there’s a price to pay
News Views
Including the lessons of Haute de la Garenne, an honour for day nurseries, Key Texts, night lights and melatonin, social …
The Key Texts: What Did Not Get In
Digest by Robert Shaw
A review of the way the series was put together
‘The Second Curtis Report’ Chaired by Dame Myra Curtis
Digest by Robert Shaw
An outstanding report which had a massive impact at a critical point
‘Growing up in Great Britain’ by Ken Fogelman
Digest by Robert Shaw
Collating the findings and implications
News Views
Including child poverty, the lessons from Baby Peter, foster care recruitment, family eating habits, fitness, fun and football, archiving theses, …
‘Perinatal Mortality’ by Neville R Butler and Dennis G Bonham
Digest by Robert Shaw
How factors such as social class affect babies’ survival
‘From Birth to Seven’ by Ronald Davie, Neville R Butler and Harvey Goldstein
Digest by Robert Shaw
The importance of social class - and small schools
‘The Adolescent Girl in Conflict’ by Gisela Konopka
Digest by Robert Shaw
A study which highlighted the lack of research about girl offenders
‘Uprooted: The Shipment of Poor Children to Canada, 1867-1917′ by Roy Parker
Book Review by David Lane
‘Consequences’ by Elizabeth Reinach and Glyn Roberts
Digest by Robert Shaw
A study of the effectiveness of an observation and assessment centre
‘Leaving Care’ by Mike Stein and Kate Carey
Digest by Robert Shaw
Indicators for success- and failure- in aftercare
Wanting a Nanny? Wanting a Job as a Nanny? Try the Web.
by Joanne Binnington
Findings from research investigating how parents and nannies find childcare solutions
‘Foster Home Breakdown’ by David Berridge and Hedy Cleaver
Digest by Robert Shaw
A detailed study providing guidance to social workers on what works
‘Child Care Now: A Survey of Placement Patterns’ by Jane Rowe, Marion Hundleby and Louise Garnett
Digest by Robert Shaw
Social workers’ views as to what works
‘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.
‘Research Methods in Early Childhood: An Introductory Guide’ by Penny Mukherji and Deborah Albon
Book Review by Maureen O'Hagan
Methodologies, ethics, techniques - it’s all there.
‘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
‘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
‘Children who Wait’ by Jane Rowe and Lydia Lambert
Digest by Robert Shaw
A landmark study of children in long-term care
‘Adult Status of Children with Contrasting Early Experience’ by Harold M. Skeels
Digest by Robert Shaw
Research showing how children respond to care, and that good care saves money
‘Patterns of Residential Care: Sociological Studies in Institutions for Handicapped Children’ by Roy D King, Norma V Raynes and Jack Tizard
Digest by Robert Shaw
Research which led to change and some unexpected findings
‘Continuity and Support Following Residential Treatment’ by Delores Taylor and Stuart Alpert
Digest by Robert Shaw
Post-discharge success was shown to depend on family contact.
‘Children in Foster Care: A Longitudinal Investigation’ by David Fanshel and Eugene B Shinn
Digest by Robert Shaw
A study of what makes for success in foster care
‘Institutional Care and Placing-Out; The Place of Each In the Care of Dependent Children’ by Elias L. Trotzkey
Digest by Robert Shaw
An early piece of comparative research, looking at added value
The Crisis We Face : The Loss of Childhood - What can be Done?
by Sarah Woodhouse
Children need loving care from the start to prevent later violent behaviour
