tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post116360695490806911..comments2024-03-29T04:56:02.252-07:00Comments on Paying attention: Government condemns these children to sufferingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-1163759464731609912006-11-17T02:31:00.000-08:002006-11-17T02:31:00.000-08:00Very informational article, thanks. I have childr...Very informational article, thanks. I have children within the school system and usually unaware of the things that go on. Great posts too.<BR/><BR/>Visit <A HREF="http://www.showursite.com" REL="nofollow"/> | | <A HREF="http://www.seobusinessdirectory.com" REL="nofollow"/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-1163692535450461852006-11-16T07:55:00.000-08:002006-11-16T07:55:00.000-08:00What is a Psychopath?Without Conscience: The Distu...What is a Psychopath?<BR/>Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of Psychopaths Among Us<BR/>Robert Hare, in his 1993 book says: "Psychopaths are social predators who charm, manipulate, and ruthlessly plow their way through life, leaving a broad trail of broken hearts, shattered expectations, and empty wallets." <BR/><BR/>"Completely lacking in conscience and feelings for others, they selfishly take what they want and do as they please, violating social norms and expectations without the slightest sense of guilt or regret." <BR/><BR/>"He will choose you, disarm you with his words, and control you with this presence. He will delight you with his wit and his plans. He will show you a good time, but you will always get the bill. He will smile and deceive you, and he will scare you with his eyes. And when he is through with you, and he will be through with you, he will desert you and take with him your innocence and your pride. You will be left much sadder but not a lot wiser, and for a long time you will wonder what happened and what you did wrong. And if another of his kind comes knocking at your door, will you open it?"<BR/><BR/>Are we being governed by one?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-1163648906179439302006-11-15T19:48:00.000-08:002006-11-15T19:48:00.000-08:00Thank goodness MCFD is deploying 'fraud squads' th...Thank goodness MCFD is deploying 'fraud squads' throughout the province (aka Residential Options Project) to give even more people the "freedom in how they choose their residential support."<BR/><BR/>At least the issue of children 'ageing out' of MCFD has been brought forward. Now it is time for CLBC to do the right thing and support these kidz - instead of wasting time and resources kicking folks out of their supported homes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-1163629675521254872006-11-15T14:27:00.000-08:002006-11-15T14:27:00.000-08:00One of the big problems with the first nation folk...One of the big problems with the first nation folks appears to be Fetal Alchohol. No matter how much money gets put into the pot, unless systems are in place with some percentage of success we are just spinning our collective wheels. Folks keep talking about suicides, spousal abuse and school drop outs fires in overcrowded homes, on reserves but don't quite get around to admitting the booze is a big issue. Once some poor child gets born and possibly gets some programs to keep them alive, this heartless government cuts them off at a certain age. If one is subject to such issues at the age of 16, why does anyone thing it will be different for them when they pass a magic number. Governemtns must pay up front or pay later down the line, with jailing folks who simpy don't have the ability to make out on their own. The Federal government is spending a huge amount of money over abuses in residential schools. Some of the adults can't cope and pass along the problems to the enxt generation. There has to be a better way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-1163610367216856802006-11-15T09:06:00.000-08:002006-11-15T09:06:00.000-08:00To expand the concern for identified youth impacte...To expand the concern for identified youth impacted by drug and alcohol exposure in utero, is the alarming fact of how few children gain access to assessment. The assessment would provide a plan for assistance in the school setting, sometimes as minimal as a shift in thinking by classroom teachers, sometimes as dramatic as a classroom aid. THe point is preventing a cycle of failure. Funding is linked to assessment. Consider the added need for security for an impacted child in a world where internal cues are absent, external cues are essential. The likelihood of one foster home being the only placement or disruption to attachment to a child aging out of the system is minimal. The fact is, for children impacted by pre natal exposure to susbstances, the world compounds their challenges by being unstable and unable to offer the tools that can make life manageable. The criminal justice system is full of people with this assessed and in far greater numbers unassessed disability. It is a problem bigger than the ministry for children and families, though, they can certainly extend services for over nineteen year olds with continuing need, it is a prevention issue. Prevention in pregnancy, prevention in support in home for infants entering the world with challenge and parent who will need a path to health and education to the kinds of daily interventions that can impact their childs life experience. Child centered placements if a child enters care and a committment to finding and maintaining long term placements and ultimately life time support.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com