Too Young to Parent: One baby, one scared young mum, one social worker with an impossible decision

by Carey Patterson

Carey Patterson, newly qualified Social Worker, is asked to see a young woman and her baby in a local police station. Kirsty and her baby son have bruises and there is no clear explanation as to how they got there but her partner is known to be violent.



Kirsty, is clearly very distressed and is getting too close to the edge of a balcony with a steep drop at the side and putting both her and her child at risk. Kirsty is very distressed and seems unable to keep the baby safe. It being 1982, a Place of Safety order is needed to take the child away without the parent’s consent. Another social worker is finding a magistrate to make the order and Caz is with a police woman trying to help Kirsty be reasonable.



Yet Carey realises that she is dealing with not just one child, but two. She suspects Kirsty has an attachment disorder which is getting in the way of her ability to care for her son, or to choose a partner who will care for her in the way she deserves.



Can Caz help Kirsty break this cycle or is her life destined to be on repeat play?

Kindle Edition

Published December 31, 2022

Reviews

[Yvonne Baka · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a former foster mother, I can identify with this story.

Well done story but needs editing. Spelling and punctuation errors are distracting. I retired from foster care to become a writer and editor.

[Mrs Diane · Rating 5 out of 5]

good read

Nice to hear a ‘story’ from the social workers side. The care of a child is so important and so many people involved. I bet it would have been complete different had Kirsty or even Janet been relaying the event.

[Laura Jayne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really interesting to read a social workers side of things

Was really nice to read about the foster and care system from a social workers point of view. It made for an interesting and unique take on care proceedings.

[Ms TULIKA · Rating 5 out of 5]

easy read

I love to read true stories.
This is an easy to read book narrating the journey of some less fortunate people who end up in bad situations. It’s heartwarming to note a good ending here. It’s not always that we get to hear a good ending in such scenarios.

[Holly Bowman · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was excited to read this bc it was from a social workers pov and we don’t often get to hear their side of things but this book was rather boring. She repeated herself a lot and omg does it need edited….some of the sentences you have to decipher.

It was good but definitely not a favorite.

[Barbara Doodson · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great read

Good to read a book from a caring Social Worker - who put her heart and some into her job.I

A must read

[marie webb · Rating 5 out of 5]

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Very good read, interesting capturing and inspiring.
Must read

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[Allyson · Rating 5 out of 5]

brilliant read

Really recommend heartfelt book of a young life changed for the better fantastic read looking forward to the next from this author

[Nic Carter · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good trad, with some good factual information about the process too.

[Gayle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant read, found really hard to put down .

[Casey · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book… wasn’t my favourite though:)

[sam carter]

Really good book

First time I've read from this author and really enjoyed it. Definitely recommend this book. Thank u so much x

[Denise Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brillant

Such a good book and read very heartwarming story and just how it unlined how amazing social workers work to help .

[karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really good read didn't want to put it down

I chose this review because the book was really good and hard to put down I thoroughly enjoyed it. Keep up the good work

[Gillian · Rating 5 out of 5]

great insightful read

Lovely to understand the workings of the social work system. As. Someone who would like to work in the area, I found this really interesting.