Children's Act

Question 1

What is a Children’s act?

Answer 1

It is a framework and guide for all individuals dealing with children which is administered by the Department of social development

Question 2

What are the objectives of children’s act?

Answer 2

• protects child from maltreatment, neglect and abuse
• ensures child’s general health and well being is in check
• children should have access to health care services
• childs best interest=primary concern

Question 3

What is dental neglect?

Answer 3

Failure of caregivers to provide prerequisites of proper oral function by seeking timely dental treatment to free child from infection and pain.

Question 4

Signs of abuse in a child?

Answer 4

• lack of eye contact
• overly anxious
• fear of being touched
• bruises, bite marks, burns
• no communication
• inappropriately dressed for the weather

Question 5

What are the health care rights of the child?

Answer 5

• to be informed about health status
• told in a child friendly language
• informed about decisions regarding their health care needs
• have the right to participate in decisions

Question 6

Box of CRAYONS🖍 🌈

Answer 6

1. Guardianship
2. Maintenance
3. Care
4. Contact

Remember GMP or AMG (GMC or CMG)

Question 7

1. Guardianship

Answer 7

👩🏽‍⚖️Administrative part of taking care of a child, legal responsibilities for the care and management of a minor

Question 8

2. Maintenance

Answer 8

💰Provision is financial support

Question 9

3. Care

Answer 9

🏡🥘📚❤️Provision of daily needs such as a safe home, food, education and love

Question 10

4. Contact

Answer 10

👩‍👧‍👧Keeping in touch, talking and seeing the child in order to develop a relationship

Question 11

Full box of CRAYONS 🖍is accessible to?

Answer 11

• married biological mother and father
• divorces mother and father
• adoptive parents
• unmarried biological mother

Question 12

Part of the box of CRAYONS 🖍 are accessible by?

Answer 12

• unmarried biological father has right to MAINTENANCE and CONTACT
• they must apply to high court for additional rights

Question 13

What is consent?

Answer 13

Agreement to treatment in which a person agrees after being told of the possible risks and benefits and negative consequences of a particular procedure as well as what might happens if consent is not given

Question 14

Legal guardian and consent

Answer 14

• biological or adoptive parents
• someone chose to be guardian either by will or high court (documentation is needed)
• they sign consent for all procedures
• children under 18 cannot sign consent
• only high court permits guardianship

Question 15

Biological/ adoptive parent and consent

Answer 15

• both have legal duty to support children with their own money

Question 16

Legal guardian but not biological or adoptive and consent

Answer 16

• no legal responsibility to support child with their own money
• can get assistance from the government (social grant)
• includes adoptive parents not financially well off

Question 17

Foster parents and consent

Answer 17

• legal caregivers
• have full powers as parents in some cases
• ❌🙅🏾‍♀️cannot sign for invasive procedures such as GA, sedation and surgery