Remember : May 2007

The Webmag has been going for over seven years now, and we must have published over a thousand articles. Who refers to the musty piles of back numbers of hard copy magazines? The Webmag articles are all there at the touch of the Back Issues button. Modern technology makes them available. But unless you are … Read more

Editorial : Renewing International Links

This message is mainly for readers in England, but its message applies to many other countries. Child care now has important international components, some relating to the problems which children and young people face, and some concerning ways of dealing with them. There are immigrant children – and in particular, unaccompanied minors – who require … Read more

Parents’ Questions : Experts’ Answers

What should I do about my toddler’s tantrums?  How can I ensure my three year old learns to eat healthily?  Should I be worried if my young child has an imaginary friend?  These are just a few of the questions parents of young children may ask but often it is hard to find practical, non-judgemental … Read more

Stories from the Road : 7 : Hitching in Wales

Dave Wiles and Tim Evans as Chief Executives of youth work organisations decided to draw attention to the good stories about young people by taking to the road with only £10 in their pockets. If you want to read earlier episodes, click here. 19/09/2006After a good night’s sleep and breakfast we set off again. We … Read more

Vaccines and Child Abuse Allegations

There can be no debate that some vaccines cause very serious injury and even death, to some children. This has been recognised by both the British government(1980) and the U.S.A. government (VAERS Act 1986) for over 20 years and both governments have provided compensation schemes to families with children who have suffered such adverse reactions. … Read more

Only Pictures? Therapeutic work with internet sex offenders

Book Review by Steve Lowe The beginning of Only Pictures?: Therapeutic Work with Internet Sex Offenders identifies the struggles in interpreting internet sexual offending when using the established sex offender research and thinking. It was interesting in particular in recognizing the notion of the fragmentation of sexuality and the extent to which, for an offender, … Read more

News Views : May 2007

A mixture of news items, events, comments and whimsies, including a Secretary of State for Families, offending, anti-social behaviour, Alliance for Child Centred Care,  CEIEC, the value of being there, parental alienation and teenage. A Secretary of State for Families We received a Press Release from NCH, which read as follows : In response to … Read more

Adoption Diary : 5 : Celebrating Milestones

This article first appeared in The Door, and we are grateful for permission to reprint. Caroline and Roger have spoken candidly of the harder times which they encountered with an adopted child.  Now they share some of the highs – and each event has one thing in common … “On reflection, I really think we … Read more

Circumstances, Identity and Choice

As I spend time with my Mum in the last few months of her life (as Parkinson’s continues its inevitable path of destruction), we reminisce about times past. This self reflection on my part leads to wider reflections on my own identity. Throughout my life I have never felt I belonged to any community. I … Read more