A person called Dry Roger Morgan published a diary of notes of 23 children, ho are in care, this gave an insight into how children feel being in the care system, their good experiences, their bad experiences and their thoughts and feelings. One 11 year old wrote: 1 “Foster care isn’t as bad as people say it is because I always thought I would die if came into care but loved it.
Some days weren’t good, but others were the best days of my life” This shows that not all experiences of children being in care have been bad, that some of the children that had been taken away from their families still managed to be pappy children who although had bad days, still managed to live normal lives.
In children homes, at lot was written about food and cooking together, one 14 year old wrote: 2″The sad thing about being in care is when it comes up to Mother’s Day or Father’s Day but if you see them then that isn’t as bad but even if you don’t you can get your foster career something as they are like your mum and dad” This also shows that just because I child is in care does not mean that they are unable to see their parents on occasions and the ester cares do all they can to give a sense of normality to the children’s life’s.
Among the noted experiences In secure units were friends leaving and instances of restraint, One 15 year old wrote: 3″Lock down! We didn’t have enough members of staff to deal with all 1 1 of us – so breakfast in bed for us… Annie left today – she’s been in secure for 18 months- gave her a hug and she broke down in tears, I’m going to miss her. ” This showed that some children showed restraint and that they may of even enjoyed playing up the Taft, but even so they still were able to make friends so they didn’t feel alone, even though when children leave the units, it may be upsetting for the children.
Family related reasons why a child may have to be removed from their families is that they may have a reconstituted family, the child may not get on with the new step parent or step siblings and may act up. For example showing anti-social behavior, like starting fights and playing up in school, it might get so bad that the parents cannot handle it anymore and the child has o be taken to somewhere else to help deal with the challenging behavior.
Another Family related reason for a child being taking away would be that the parents could be neglecting that child. This could be of many reasons; if the parents are not financially stable they may not be able to support that child by giving them food, water and clothing. They could also be abusing us absences so they would not have the capacity to look after their children and fight their addictions.
They may not also want to be parents, it could be a unplanned pregnancy in a teenager and they may not have much support or e able to handle their child. A child related reason a child may have to be removed is that if they are aged between 1 1-17 years of age and they had committed a serious crime, they are not old enough to go to prison so they would be put into alternative forms until they reach the age of 1 8, this means they would not be a loud to stay at home anymore as they would be deemed a risk to the public.
Another child related reason that the child may leave their home is if they had a serious illness or a disability, if it was a single arena for example they may not have the time or money to support a family, they may have other children, work and look after their ill or disabled child, this might mean that the child would be taking away to go somewhere where they would receive the correct treatment and help they need, this does not always mean that the child would never see their parents again.