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Most Children of an Incarcerated Parent Need:

  • Consistent, caring adults who understand that, in general, children love their parents, even when they have committed a crime

  • People who will not condemn the incarcerated parents as worthless

  • People who will understand that children of prisoners feel angry, sad, confused, and worried

  • A chance to express these feelings and learn to cope with them

  • A chance to learn and practice skills and keep busy with activities

  • A chance to learn and practice skills and keep busy with activities

  • Faith or affiliation with a community that can provide meaning for the child beyond their own crisis

  • People who can help them to maintain contact with their incarcerated parent or parents or explain to them why they cannot maintain contact


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