Teen pregnancy common for foster kids
PRODUCED BY SARAH SPRINGER TEEN PREGNANCY A TEST FOR FOSTER KIDS Teen pregnancy is complex and represents a series of tough obstacles in any context. In foster care, it adds another dimension to the responsibility of prospective foster parents. It may also become a part of the cycle, as children born in foster care often […]
Teen pregnancy a trial in foster care
PRODUCED BY SARAH SPRINGER TEEN PREGNANCY A TRIAL IN FOSTER CARE Life has been lonely for Shaniqua since April when her 1-year-old daughter was placed in foster care by the New York Administration for Children Services. Since then, she has spent every night without the one person she loves the most. However, family separation is […]
Castigating Child Care
PRODUCED BY KONSTANTIN SYOMIN CASTIGATING CHILD CARE The Russian government’s recent effort to reshape its child protection system raises public concerns that the new laws and the imported juvenile justice and child care framework may be specifically used to target the families of the poor, and become an extremely efficient tool to suppress the growing […]
Mothers battle system and self
PRODUCED BY LORETTA VAN DER HORST Difficult Custody Battles For The Mentally Ill It’s tough enough coping with mental illness. It’s tough enough being a mother. Does that make doing both impossible? See the story of one woman struggling with Bi-Polar disorder and fighting at the same time to retain custody of her children. Related […]
Corporal punishment misunderstood
PRODUCED BY DONGNAN CHEN CORPORAL PUNISHMENT MISUNDERSTOOD IN IMMIGRANT FAMILIES New York – Standing still on 136th street, flushing, Luis Torres set his eyes on a three-storied white house. There his wife, Matilde Hureta, just brought their children back from school and was cooking dinner for the family. However, Mr. Torres could do nothing but […]
Punishment Misunderstood in Immigrant Families
PRODUCED BY DONGNAN CHEN PUNISHMENT MISUNDERSTOOD IN IMMIGRANT FAMILIES The varying degrees of acceptable corporal punishment in America are constantly evolving. Of course other countries differ as well in the way they discipline children. Problems occur where differing cultures meet, and when discipline takes on a new meaning. Related Print Article: Father fights system for […]
ACS: Welfare or Victimization?
PRODUCED BY KONSTANTIN SYOMIN and HAYA FATIMA IQBAL ACS: WELFARE OR VICTIMIZATION Social structures meant to protect children often become obstacles to the well being of those very same kids. Caught up, stuck in this bureaucratic cycle, parents and kids find an already difficult life increasingly more difficult. The Garcia family is one of many […]