Bullying fear after fostered child’s photo posted online

The foster parents of a four-year-old girl fear she will be bullied because her natural mother, who has drug problems, posted photos of the child on Facebook. The pictures remain there even though the foster parents took the matter to Appoġġ, the government agency that handles fostering. The foster parents said the mother should not be able to upload photos of the child online since the girl was under a care order and, therefore, under the care of the State. “The care order should be more powerful,” the foster father, John*, insisted. “As we all know, children can be cruel and we are... This article is part of our premium content. Full story is available on Times of Malta Premium.