tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post3594272727550103461..comments2024-02-27T00:41:15.985-06:00Comments on AdoptionTalk: Student Guest Post: Resources for Kinship Caremalindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06233439015219192874noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-1920966228149871492011-04-09T09:08:17.338-05:002011-04-09T09:08:17.338-05:00Have to take a bit of issue here with the sweeping...Have to take a bit of issue here with the sweeping generalizations stated based on one cited article.<br /><br />Vague references to "statistics" and research hardly portent a serious discussion and/or article.<br /><br />Statistics can be swayed and "experts" can be found to argue both sides of a philosophical debate.<br /><br />Liz<br /><br />Kinship care aside, please provide better access to your sources and a more balanced overview.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-35001793754713956202011-04-08T17:46:53.116-05:002011-04-08T17:46:53.116-05:00Kinship care should be the preferred placement ove...Kinship care should be the preferred placement over stranger care when RU is not on the table. <br /><br />I think one of the stumbling blocks is that the family believes that having an outside agency have control over the children will wake up the parents (hit rock bottom) and make a difference rather than stepping in too quick and essentially bailing out the parents.<br /><br />This is further complicated by the system not designed to accomodate process family members quickly enough (and the child stays with the foster family and the bond strengthens there) and needs to function better on behalf of the child.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com