南希·尼曼和希瑟·麦克纳玛are changing the lives of children in foster careand dispelling many of the myths about the foster care system,但不是你所期望的那样。They're doing it through TV in a single camera half-hour comedy called "The F Word."
Nyman和McNama，两位作家，were married in October of 2014 and currently reside in Los Angeles.妈妈们对寄养系统有些了解，and write out of experience,as they foster three children,a 4-year-old boy,and two brothers ages 2 and 4.In the past,they also mentored an 18-year-old until he was 21,and are currently fostering siblings 19-year-old Angela and 12-year-old Jason,with the goal of adopting them.
所以，what is "The F Word" about exactly?It follows a couple trying to build their family through the Los Angeles foster care system.The pilot got the attention of executive producer Kari Lizer,who created "The New Adventures of Old Christine." Heather explained to赫芬顿邮报为什么立即有如此多的兴趣：
"When we wrote ‘The F Word' there was this immediate interest because the stories are compelling and relevant.Writers and producers want to explore this area,but the system is complicated,and often there's not enough time to research the particulars.That's where we come in."
The couple also went on to tackle a second foster TV pilot.The project,called "Social Work," is an hour-long procedural that follows a Los Angeles County social worker as she navigates the foster care system to save kids.Nancy went on to add:
"The trend,不幸的是，把寄养的孩子描绘成有问题的，with bad behavior or mental illness.But there are so many other stories to tell.
寄养儿童是贩运人口的经常目标，身份盗窃和欺凌。In many cases,they're shuffled from home to home with no opportunity to establish meaningful connections."
As of now, Nancy and Heather are focusing on older children in foster care,because they tend to be the most at-risk for problems once they "age out" or leave the system as adults.Heather went on to explain why:
"The older kids can get bounced around a lot and that creates trust issues and problems in school. The big difference between older and younger kids is the older ones can articulate their problems,the difficulties they are having and what's bothering them.Once you break through the trust issues,you can really have meaningful conversations and begin to address specific issues."
It's amazing to see such an important issue getting awareness in mainstream media,因为人们了解大问题的唯一方式，such as foster care,starts in their home,even if that means watching TV show.这是和孩子们开始谈话的好方法，同样，so they become more aware themselves.
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