RE: Childhood development

["Ashley Mead" <AMead@xxxxxxxxx> (by way of Andres <NDACAN@xxxxxxxxxxx>)]

You may wish to begin browsing the Child Welfare League of America's website for information and/or training opportunities for this family. They can also contact one of the national foster parent associations for guidance. There is an overabundance of information and resources available surrounding foster care and training for caregivers of abused and neglected children.

There is a training manual put out by the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect funded by USDHHS Administration for Children and Families entitled "Substitute Care Providers: Helping Abused and Neglected Children". There are others in the series such as "Child Neglect: A Guide for Intervention", "Caregivers of Young Children: Preventing and Responding to Child Maltreatment" and so on. These manuals, about 50 pages each, can be ordered free of charge through the Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information (PO Box 1182 - Washington, DC 20013) and can be accessed via the internet.

Ashley Mead, LSW, MPH
Lutheran Family Services
Foster Care Program Coordinator

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu [mailto:owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu]On Behalf Of Clifton_Lauralea
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 1999 1:45 PM
To: Child Maltreatment Researchers
Subject: Childhood development

I have a foster parent that is having difficulty with her 4 and 5 year old children and their destructiveness. The destructiveness appears to come more from lack of understanding cause and effect than from anger. These children have come from a neglectful situation and I feel the developmentally delay they have is a major factor in their behavior.
My question is: Is there any literature or a website that I could find to help in understanding the behavior of neglected children and methods of helping them learn to function better in their environment. These folks are wanting to adopt these children so I am really wanting to give them as much information as possible to help the deal with the years ahead.

Lauralea Cox L.S.W.
Foster Home Developer
Lutheran Social Services of the South, Inc.