Ill. Admin. Code tit. 89, § 315.60 – The Child's Sense of Time | Midpage
§ 315.60
Ill. Admin. Code tit. 89, § 315.60
The Child's Sense of Time
AUTHORITY: Implementing and authorized by the Children and Family Services Act [20 ILCS 505], the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act [325 ILCS 5], the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980, amending Section 475 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 670 et seq.), the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 [705 ILCS 405], and the Adoption Act [750 ILCS 50].DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
a) The Department recognizes that children have a different sense of time than adults. What seems like a short family disruption or a brief separation to adults may be a very painful and intolerably long period for children. In general, younger children are less able to tolerate periods of separation than older children. For this reason, the Department shall act promptly using the best information available when dealing with children and their families.
b) The Department believes that aggressive planning with an emphasis on decisionmaking, followed by the actions needed to carry out those decisions, will secure permanent homes for children. Therefore, the Department requires permanency planning directed toward a permanency goal beginning from the earliest contacts with children and families. Through permanency planning the Department strives to assure that children are in permanent homes as quickly as is consistent with their safety and well-being, while recognizing the urgency caused by the child's sense of time.