tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882506867316780027.post7671963922007599403..comments2023-06-16T02:45:28.265-07:00Comments on The Final Maze: I Still Think Neglect is Better than Foster CareFosterAbbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431773317761777407noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882506867316780027.post-68026255005684459632011-03-24T15:39:58.837-07:002011-03-24T15:39:58.837-07:00I have to agree that it depends on your definition...I have to agree that it depends on your definition of neglect. I personally like the idea of kinship foster parents - I do think they should be able to get their license retroactively (in other words, not delay the child's entry to the home - if they look at all capable of handling the child, but give them at least what little training foster parents get, agency support and supervision, and marythemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08205319256573120866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882506867316780027.post-89920786568094269692011-03-21T13:04:33.751-07:002011-03-21T13:04:33.751-07:00Some kids wind up in better places. Even though we...Some kids wind up in better places. Even though we have had GB since she was 5 1/2 months old, she is still dealing with the after affects of prenatal abuse and severe neglect her first 5 1/2 months of life. If she had been left with it any longer, she would not have survived. Even with all the intensive services she receives/ received, she still may not survive... but at least she has a chance.GB's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866513131959998883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882506867316780027.post-52786472307327751042011-03-21T09:00:32.608-07:002011-03-21T09:00:32.608-07:00I agree. I am and have dealt with far more issues ...I agree. I am and have dealt with far more issues related to being bounced around than neglected in the first place. I think it is infinitely more painful when a child enters foster care and is bounced around because they are told they are being taken to a safe and better place. They expected abuse and neglect from their parents. They knew it. Then superheroes come along and promise better and Jessica Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195933657619122165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882506867316780027.post-82593269707065104792011-03-21T07:47:10.653-07:002011-03-21T07:47:10.653-07:00I think that severity levels need to be considered...I think that severity levels need to be considered. The terms Abuse and Neglect have become too generic. One size fits all. <br /><br />In most cases neglect is minor and you have workers making mountains out of mole hills. Family preservation services can usually help to improve the situation, but funding is often not allocated for that. Funding is allocated for foster care and the feds PRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15165690505842821974noreply@blogger.com