FROM THE EDITOR

In This Issue
a summary of this month's magazine

Editorial: Island Life
The danger of insularity in the childcare profession

Cuttings
A miscellany of news and comment on topical issues including smacking, Eurochild, the National Framework, childminders and nannies, hats and Ministers, abusers, citizenship, fostering, a dictionary and a whip round.

SPECIAL ISSUE : FICE 2004 : CREATING A PLACE FOR CHILDREN

FICE Business : The Federal Council
One Minute's Silence......and a letter
Welcome
Coming............and Going
Le Phenix
Business...........and Pleasure
Friendship
Pubications

International Networking

The Congress
Opening
The Princess Royal
Childcare is more complicated than Rocket Science
International Standards
A Forum for Expression for Children in Foster Care
An Ecological Perspective
Perceptions of Problem Behaviours in Foster Families
Songs, Stories and Paintings
Soundbites
Using and Creating Assets
Keystone
Problems and Solutions
The Closing Day
The message of the Young People
Sarajevo 2006

Conference Photographs

More Conference Photographs

ARTICLES

Theraplay Explained - Di Gower
What goes on in Theraplay and why

Payback Time? Alison Marlow
Trying to understand cruelty

Baby Show Competition - The Results
Four lucky winners will each receive two tickets worth £25

The Cry of a Special Child
Another poem from the FCA book "Rattle Your Cool"

REGULAR COLUMNS

In Residence -"History is now and England"- Dr Keith White
The significance of a ship among the saltmarshes

The All Parliamentary Group for Children - Alison Linsey
Children, data protection and mobile technologies

In Care : Donna 4
The last episode

Care to Remember? - Everybody's Uncle - Gus Greene
A job with family overtones

Hesley Column - Big Screen at Fullerton - Lesley Durston
They now have their own cinema, and a chance to learn about going to see films

ROUND THE WORLD

Beslan
A tribue to a small town that has suffered tragedy