tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18947592.post8091393836222119705..comments2023-11-06T00:01:30.085+13:00Comments on New Zeal: Anti-Smacking Law Damaging Foster Care SystemTrevor Loudonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17040453691836232676noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18947592.post-59977712083103435982008-01-23T18:59:00.000+13:002008-01-23T18:59:00.000+13:00Thanks fostermum.I didn't realise that and certai...Thanks fostermum.<BR/><BR/>I didn't realise that and certainly didn't mean to represent you.<BR/><BR/>Fostrcarers deal with some of the toughest kids in society and need every tool in their arsenal to get them back on track.<BR/><BR/>You may not agree with me, but I believe that CYFS' longstanding no smacking policy has actually contributed to the fostercarers shortage we have now.<BR/><BR/>I think the previous poster is right, in that the good fosterparents-I prefer that word-are being driven out out and will be replaced by state employed semi-professional "kid farmers".<BR/><BR/>No good for anyone.Trevor Loudonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17040453691836232676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18947592.post-5765920832633624842008-01-23T18:51:00.000+13:002008-01-23T18:51:00.000+13:00Family integrity-Very good point. Totally in line ...Family integrity-Very good point. Totally in line with Labour Party philosophy.Trevor Loudonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17040453691836232676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18947592.post-78950502867036724722008-01-22T18:50:00.000+13:002008-01-22T18:50:00.000+13:00As the person quoted in this article I would like ...As the person quoted in this article I would like to put some things<BR/>straight.<BR/><BR/>I was never interviewed about the repeal of s59 - I was phoned about a new<BR/>organisation that is due to be launched shortly. At no time<BR/>was I aware that I was being interviewed re the repeal of s59. This<BR/>interview should also have never mentioned the South Auckland Caregivers<BR/>Association.<BR/><BR/>As a caregiver for many years, I have always been aware that caregivers are<BR/>unable to harm foster children in any way. There has however been times when<BR/>caregivers have needed to restrain a child/young person in order to stop<BR/>that child/young person either harming themselves or others.<BR/><BR/>It is with this in mind that some caregivers have a very real fear with the<BR/>repeal of s59 of the possibility of being charged should they need to<BR/>restrain a child/young person or should the child/young person need to be<BR/>placed in time out.<BR/><BR/>This fear is quite real, and with the recent cases in the media regarding<BR/>parents and their own children, it is obvious why.<BR/><BR/>Caregivers often take in children from very sad and disturbed backgrounds.<BR/>These children/young people are very hard at times and it does take very<BR/>special people to take care of these children/young people.<BR/><BR/>I am also aware of caregivers that have left caregiving because of the fear<BR/>of being charged as well as because of the other reasons that were sited in<BR/>the article by Byron Perkins.<BR/><BR/>I am very sorry that this article came aboutfostermumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09605196685481206266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18947592.post-71597271292529565452008-01-22T09:19:00.000+13:002008-01-22T09:19:00.000+13:00Watch this one. Ruby Harrold-Claesson warned us of...Watch this one. Ruby Harrold-Claesson warned us of this when she was out here 18 months ago. Foster carers now do it for the love of the children. With a gross shortage of Foster carers CYFs will have to do something to attract more carers. What? Easy!!!!!! Pay them more. In Sweden where taxes are 100%, to pay for all their social services, Foster carers who are well paid are only taxed on half of their income so they earn more than a lot of professional people. So watch the signs Foster carers will get huge pay increases over the next few years. Then we will have Foster carers who are in it for the money not for the love of the children as in Sweden. Then we will see more child abuse. In Sweden the child abuse in foster homes is not reported so we don't read about it here. Ruby had some hair raising stories to share with us while she was here.FamilyIntegrityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03384901718650983051noreply@blogger.com