title: Parental failure and consequences for children. The drug-abusing mother whose children are in foster care.
abstract: The developmental progress of children of drug-abusing mothers was assessed in a study of foster children. Cognitive abilities and personal adjustment appeared to be normal but significantly poorer school adjustment patterns were observed. Such children are disproportionately locked into foster care.
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002657:Child Development; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005260:Female; D005581:Foster Home Care; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007086:Illegitimacy; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D009519:New York City; D011203:Poverty; D011647:Puerto Rico / Q000208:ethnology; D012917:Social Adjustment; D013334:Students; D013997:Time Factors