"If the Home Office wants to send me back, they should teach my childrenSwahili." "English people allow their children to do anything they want,even if they can harm themselves." "You give them too much freedom. Youfind children of eight outside at 11pm." These are just some of theviews expressed by African adults in a study carried out by TheChildren's Society, exploring safeguarding and African refugeechildren.
According to professionals, who were interviewed for the same study:"Parents sometimes think it's okay to leave their children at home whenthey're quite young, before going out and doing other things." "In onecase, a child was reprimanded with a table leg, which isn't part of ourculture." "I'm concerned about children entering the country and stayingwith people who are not their parents. The child may have come over todo their housework."
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