In Egypt, a decree has been issued to amend the 1996 Children’s Act in order to allow the placement of children into foster homes at a younger age, says the article. According to the article, the minimum age of placement into foster care will be changed from two years old to three months old. “Depriving children of care and attention by foster parents has negative physical and psychological effects on them,” said Ghada Waly, Minister of Social Solidarity. “Growing up with foster parents from the age of three months is better for them and for the community than the age of two years.”
