The article “WHERE ARE YOU MOTHER, a woman's struggle to hold her baby”, by Rachel Aviv seeks to address some of the problems faced by children's welfare agencies and the justice system. The story is set on December 5, 2005, a boy was taken from his apartment in Huntington Beach, California and placed in foster care. His mother, Niveen Ismail, had left him home alone because she didn't want to miss another day of work. Mrs. Ismail stated that “her workload was too heavy and that the day she left [her son] alone she had reached a breaking point” (Aviv, 2013). With few friends and no relatives in the United States, Ms. Ismail found herself in a difficult situation. The author, Rachel Aviv, raises several questions about the government's new approaches to child abuse. The traditional approach regarding child abuse cases was to keep families together. According to the article, a study published in Development and Psychopathology found that “children in foster care have a weakened ability to regulate their emotions and impulses and to persevere in the face of intellectual challenges” (Aviv, 2013). Children placed in foster care develop different types of needs after being removed from their family. These children are also more likely to become involved in the criminal justice system. This part of the article “WHERE ARE YOU MOTHER, A woman's struggle to support her child”, by Rachel Aviv, is very important because it is one of the main ideas. The article focuses on the effects a child takes after being removed from their family. As well as historical data and trends that contribute to such acts. The author examined the different elements involved in removing a child from their home, and how and why they are removed. Pro-Adoption