Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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347635 | Children and Youth Services Review | 2006 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
Discussions about provision for children in the care of the state have continually raised the question, can the corporate state parent? This question is considered in the light of recent studies of separated children. It is argued that while the state does not need to fulfil all parenting responsibilities when care is shared with families or children are adopted, for three groups of children parenting issues are especially salient. They are: children in kinship care, in long-term foster family care and young people who are seriously troubled and troublesome. Research that would produce relevant information and recommendations to improve the state's parenting is suggested.
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Authors
Roger Bullock, Mark E. Courtney, Roy Parker, Ian Sinclair, June Thoburn,