We look to the highest degree toward the Welfare of the child.
The word Welfare encompasses both the Well-being and the general Interest of the child.
Economic and Moral Freedom, Virtue, Empathy and Altruism, Satisfying Work through commitment to demanding tasks, a flourishing network of Personal relationships, earning the esteem of others, whether one seeks a Meaning broader than their own existence and has at the center of their life one or a few significant Relationships, all defined by love.
Welfare is a social concept.
The complex network of a child’s relationships with family and friends is a vital component.
No child is an Island.
— Judge Lord Lindley, 1893“
