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What Family Means to a Child
25 Things a Permanent Family Connection Can Mean to a Child or Teen from Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services Permanency Guide (originally developed by Alameda County Social Services Agency and the California Permanency for Youth Project) In its Call to Action, the Guide says that long-term foster care is no longer an acceptable plan for a child or youth. Few tragedies are greater for a child than being separated from a parent. The loss is compounded when family, friends, school and community are also lost. A child’s life is turned upside down and set adrift in foster care, unable to return home and with no other adult willing to commit. Achieving timely permanency through reunification, adoption or legal guardianship for every child in out of home care is a top priority. It is critical, it is urgent and it is achievable. For a child, a permanent family can mean…
1. LIFELONG RELATIONSHIP 2. FAMILY 3. FRIENDSHIP 4. UNCONDITIONAL LOVE 5. ONGOING SUPPORT 6. EXTENDED FAMILY-LIKE RELATIONSHIP 7. KNOWING THAT SOMEONE CARES 8. CONTINUITY 9. SOMEONE TO GO HOME TO 10. SHARING LIFE’S UPS AND DOWNS 11. SOMEONE TO CALL ON IN TIMES OF CRISIS 12. SOMEONE TO CALL ‘JUST BECAUSE’ 13. BEING THERE 14. DEFINING FAMILY TOGETHER 15. SHARING HOLIDAYS 16. CELEBRATING SPECIAL TIMES TOGETHER 17. SOMEONE TO CHECK-IN WITH REGULARLY 18. SHARED HISTORY 19. ASSISTANCE AROUND MAJOR DECISIONS 20. GROWING AND CHANGING TOGETHER 21. BEING ACCEPTED NO MATTER WHAT 22. SOMEONE TO TRUST 23. HAVING SOMEONE TO STAND BY YOU 24. KNOWING SOMEONE IS PROUD OF YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS 25. KNOWING THAT YOU ARE NOT ALONE blog comments powered by Disqus |
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