Children
General Information About Children Issues
- A Parent's Guide to Working With Children's Protective Services
We understand that being visited by CPS can be overwhelming. It is normal to feel upset or confused. This handbook will tell you how the CPS process works. - Appellate Court Upholds Denial of "Incompetent" Lawyer's 6-figure Fee (JD Journal – 1/7/09)
In 2003, Zuhua Chen retained Goldman to represent her and her infant son, David, who suffered severe brain damage and other medical problems at birth that will require ongoing supervision and treatment for the rest of his life. Goldman won a $2.4 million medical malpractice case, but was found to have failed to investigate the future needs of his child client, and to have overcharged his client. - Chance at Childhood
School Personnel Guide for Reporting Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect. - Communication Skills for Parents (About.com)
An important skill for parents to master is "active listening." When parents listen actively, they send children the message that they are important enough to have the parent's undivided attention. Many problems can be solved and even prevented when parents take the time to use active listening. Importantly, when a parent is an active listener, she is able to guide children to solve problems for themselves. Here are steps to master this listening skill. - Encouraging Physical Activity at Home (Your Therapy Source – 11/9/10)
Let's face it growing up today is not the same as it used to be. The children in the United States are becoming less and less active. Many children today ride the bus to school, ride the bus home and play indoors (mostly television, video game and computer use). The extracurricular physical activities in a child's life are mostly organized sports. Pediatric occupational and physical therapists can encourage physical activity as a leisure activity leading to a healthier lifestyle for all children. - Healing the Invisible Wounds: Children's Exposure to Violence
A resource to help parents and other caregivers understand the potential impact of exposure to violence on the development of their children. - Justice Department Settles Disability Rights Case With National Provider of Retirement Housing
Announcement of settlement agreement with the owners of Phoenix Village Apartments in Fort Smith, Arkansas. They had refused to rent apartments to families with children. The defendants will pay up to $165,000 to compensate the victims of discrimination and $20,000 in civil penalties to the United States. Note that Michigan is one of the states involved. - Keeping the Promise: The Critical Need for Post-Adoption Services to Enable Children and Families to Succeed (Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute)
Over the last two decades, our nation has seen steep increases in the number of adoptions from foster care in the United States and from orphanages abroad – which, combined, make up the vast majority of non-stepparent adoptions; i.e., we have made considerable progress in finding enduring families for girls and boys who have suffered from abuse, neglect, multiple placements, institutionalization and other pre-adoption experiences that can cause them physical, psychological, emotional and developmental harm. Now the paradigm has to shift, and our priority must be not only to achieve permanency, but also to assure that adoptive parents receive the supports they need to raise their children to healthy adulthood. - Marvel Comics vs. The Summer Brain Drain (My Great Kid – 7/21/10)
Looking for a cool tool that will help keep your kids: (a) busy; (b) using their imaginations creatively; (c) working on those reading and writing skills; and (d) out from in front of those video game screens? Then you might just be interested in checking out some great stuff on the Marvel Comics website.Now I know some folks like to turn their noses up at comic books and don’t consider them “quality reading materials”. However, the simple fact of the matter is that comics have been turning non-readers into readers for decades and it does it in a way that is very visual, action packed, detailed and just as imagination expanding as any fancier, school approved reading list will. Those same visual and action packed characteristics also makes them especially productive for those readers who are either just learning to read or struggling to read because it keeps them involved and adds a context to what they’re reading. - Must Police Obtain a Warrant or Consent Before Interviewing Child at School? (Wrightslaw Way – 10/13/10)
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court agreed to decide whether police and social workers must obtain a warrant, court order, or parental consent before interviewing children at school about claims of sexual abuse.
Patti's Comment: This is a very important case. Families should be aware of it! - Ready, Set, Fly! (Casey Family Programs)
Parents, teachers and therapists who instruct teens and young adults, may want to check out Ready, Set , Fly – A Parents Guide to Teaching Life Skills. This electronic book was created with foster parents in mind in particular but it is very useful for all parents and therapists. The activities are graded using different levels based on age (activities are developed for children ages 8 years old and up). - Screen Time and Attention Span (Your Therapy Source – 7/7/10)
Pediatrics will be publishing a study on the effects of television and video gaming on attention problems. One thousand three hundred twenty three children (6-12 years old) were followed for 13 months. Television and video gaming use were recorded. The average screen time use (TV and video games) was 4.26 hours. Teachers reported on attention problems in students. The results indicated that exposure to television and video games was associated with attention problems in middle childhood. The association existed for television and video game use. - Some Gifts Take More Than They Give (Register-Herald – 12/19/08)
Donors could inadvertently be imposing a burden, particularly if the family receives any kind of special financial benefits such as Social Security or money provided by the Department of Health and Human Resources. - The Future of Children
The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has announced the publication of the latest issue of their journal. The general theme of the latest issue is preventing child maltreatment. - Understanding the Effects of Maltreatment on Early Brain Development
The neuronal pathways that are developed and strengthened under negative conditions prepare children to cope in that negative environment, and their ability to respond to nurturing and kindness may be impaired.
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
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