Advocates push for foster system reform

Advocates push for foster system reform | KTVB.COM:

EAGLE - There are well over 2,000 children in foster care in Idaho and according to State Rep. Christy Perry, “Foster children in Idaho have the worst outcomes of any child demographic in our state.” 

ADHD Symptoms Less Likely To Fade When Parents Criticize Their Kids

ADHD Symptoms Less Likely To Fade When Parents Criticize Their Kids:

New research out of the American Psychological Association links persistent attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to having critical parents, suggesting that parental behavior can have a significant impact on the mental disorder. In many cases, ADHD fades away towards the end of adolescence, and may completely disappear in adulthood. Among those whose symptoms persist as they age, harsh and critical parents may play a role, the research suggests.

ADHD in kids: What many parents and teachers don’t understand but need to know

ADHD in kids: What many parents and teachers don’t understand but need to know - The Washington Post:

There seems to be a never-ending stream of research reports about attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD — the most commonly diagnosed neuro-behavioral disorder in U.S. children — and how it affects young people.

Foster homes not safe anymore

The Statesman: Foster homes not safe anymore:

The perception about foster homes, being a safe haven for the children in the Capital, seems to have altered, as the Delhi Police have recently busted a trafficking rackets connected to such homes. 

In a recent crackdown in north-west Delhi, nine people have been arrested in this regard including two women. An infant was also rescued during the operation. 

Mix-up leads to Surgical Procedure on Wrong Baby

CBS 58 - Mix-up leads to Surgical Procedure on Wrong Baby:

LEBANON, Tenn. (CBS NEWS) - The happiness of their son's birth was marred for a couple in Tennessee after they learned doctors mixed up their baby with another and mistakenly performed a surgical procedure on their healthy newborn.

Circuit judge arrested on negligent-homicide charge in son's hot-car death

MUG SHOT: Circuit judge arrested on negligent-homicide charge in son's hot-car death:

More than six months after the hot-car death of his toddler son, Garland County Circuit Judge Wade Naramore faces a class A misdemeanor charge of negligent homicide in the case, according to court records. Naramore, 36, was arrested after an investigation into the death his 17-month-old son, Thomas Naramore, who was found July 24 in a vehicle at Fairoaks Place and James Street in Hot Springs.

Proposed Georgia laws could help grandparents raise grandchildren

Proposed Georgia laws could help grandparents raise grandchildren | Columbus Ledger-Enquirer:

Child Protective Services removed Joe Ann Howe's two grandchildren from their mother's home about 16 years ago and placed them in the foster care system.

But Howe, then a resident of Woodland, Ga., didn't want strangers caring for her grandbabies, who were then 4 and almost 5 years old. So she filled out the necessary paperwork to have them placed in her custody

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