We're Going to Be Alright, Paperback/Maria Uribe

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Contributor(s):Author: Maria Uribe Dear Parents and Teachers, You might ask, "Why did we write this book for children?" We have realized over the years that it is important to talk with children about difficult issues happening in the world. They do notice them, and they do worry. It is better for them when we, as the adults, bring up these issues in a safe, caring way, allowing them to express their ideas and even their fears. As many as fifteen thousand children in the United States are placed in foster care due to detainment or deportation of a parent. The placement of children in protective care usually lasts as long as the legal proceedings, which could take months. Teachers have little idea of how to work with children with these kinds of emotional challenges. At present, there is a lack of research on the specific ways that the deportation of a parent shapes the children left behind. What we do know, however, is that the separation of families under these kinds of circumstances is certain to have adverse consequences for newborns, grade-school children, and adolescents alike. As parents and educators, we can help all children understand what the children of undocumented immigrants are going through. We hope this book will help them see these children as very like them, with loving families, hopes, and dreams. Estimados padres y maestros Ustedes se preguntar n "porque escribimos este libro para los ni os." En losltimos diez a os hemos visto la importancia que tiene el dialogo con los ni os acerca de los temas que est n pasando alrededor del mundo. Ellos se dan cuenta y adem s se preocupan de los eventos mundiales. Para los ni os es mejor que los adultos hablen con ellos estos temas en un ambiente seguro, con cari o, para que puedan expresar sus ideas e inclusive sus temores. En los Estados Unidos han Alrededor de 15, 000 ni os en los sido dados a hogares de acogimiento por los que sus padres han sido deportados of detenidos. 1 Estos ni os duran en estos hogares has