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August, 2006 stories

August 29, 2006

Press release from The Fostering Network
£5.5m funding shortfall leaves local authorities struggling to cover foster carers' costs

Press release from FCA
A toast to success

Money idea for children in care
Extra-curricular activities go with better attainment, research says

Education system 'failing' children in care
Children in care do not perform as well as their peers at school, says Barnardo's

Book Review
No More Biscuits - A Florence and Arnold Story by Paeony Lewis

Book Review
Lettice: The Birthday Party by Mandy Stanley

Book Review
Chasing Ideas - The Fun of Freeing Your Child's Imagination by Christine Durham

August 21, 2006

Press release
Foster carers in Wales left to dig deep into their own pockets

Book Review
By Their Own Young Hand, Deliberate Self-harm and Suicidal Ideas in Adolescents by Keith Hawton and Karen Rodham, with Emma Evans

Book Review
The Lamb Who Came For Dinner by Steve Smallman and Joelle Driedemy

Book Review
The Biggest Baddest Wolf by Nick Ward

Book Review
Melrose and Croc: Friends For Life by Emma Chichester Clark

August 14, 2006

Casualty stars support Bristol Bridges Walk
Abs and Maggie stepping out for charity

How one woman found her long-lost brother
Beryl Radford thought her younger brother was dead

Parents whose children have flown the nest urged to adopt
School-age children need loving homes

Rula roughs it for children
Actress Rula Lenska to trek across northern India for charity

Help at hand for would-be parents
Love at first sight for sisters united after decades apart

On the bulletin board
Contributors sought for new BBC1 "Found" series, plus appeal for mothers who have adopted children from overseas

August 7, 2006

Two sisters meet for the first time in over 50 years
Love at first sight for sisters united after decades apart

'Basic Instinct' actress to adopt again
Sharon Stone wants to extend her growing family, it is claimed

Report shows approval for boarding school placements
Boarding school places could be extended for children needing to live away from home

Looked-after young people: Councils may be forced to offer housing services
Housing idea could lead to "ghettos" of care leavers, it is feared

Top school 'biased against care children'
Girls' school criticised by education watchdog for discriminating against care home and foster children

Minorities urged to try adoption
More adoptive parents from ethnic community needed in Gloucestershire

Children's charity searches for loving homes at festival
Barnardo's hopes to find would-be foster carers and adoptive parents at Eisteddfod

Book Review
The Most Precious Thing by Gill Lewis and Louise Ho

Book Review
Dimity Duck by Jane Yolen and Sebastien Braun

Book Review
Tim, Ted and the Pirates by Ian Whybrow and Russell Ayto

Book Review
Blood and Water by Lucy McCarraher

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