These are the cases in which the separate point of view of the children is particularly important and should not be lost in the competing claims of the adults.» (newlawjournal.co.uk)
«We all have our own views about prison, but if you look at it from the point of view of a child with a parent in prison, it can be an eye - opener,» she says. (fatherhoodinstitute.org)
Centre manager Karen Keenan says assessments, including residential stays of an average of 12 weeks, make no assumptions about whether children are likely to be «better off» with mum, dad or both, but take a firm line that fathers are important: «We start from the point of view of the child, and over many years we've found that often it's the father, rather than the mother, who is the more competent or promising parent of the two.» (fatherhoodinstitute.org)