child neglect

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Put Something Important in the Back Seat So You Don't Forget Your Child?

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 13 Jun 19

Kids are dying or being harmed because parents, older siblings or babysitters are leaving them in cars. Apparently taking the time to put a child in a car seat isn't enough to make some "adults" remember they have the child with...

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I was furious watching a woman ignoring her infant!

dragon54u @dragon54u (31633) • United States 14 Apr 17

I had to take my car in for an airbag repair due to a recall and was sitting there reading a book when I heard a small child cooing. I looked up and there sat a mom about 10 feet away from me. She had a child in a baby carrier,...

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Indian Woman Now 20, Was Married At 11 Months Old

Madison Ogashi @MaddiOashi (183) • United States 21 Aug 15

I know this is a different culture, but even in that..... can somebody explain how this makes sense? In my country, this would be child abuse, child neglect on part of her parents! What does an 11 MONTH old know about...

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The parents hid their child in a garage for 4 years

Porcospino @Porcospino (31365) • Denmark 25 Sep 12

A few days ago the Danish newpapers wrote about a boy who has been hidden in his parents' garage for 4 years. No one except the parents knew that the boy existed, and they had chosen to hide him because they knew that they...

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Dance moms-I wouldn't allow anyone to berate my child this way!

geekemgirl @geekemgirl (270) • United States 29 Jan 12

I recently started watching this show called Dance Mom. I was flipping stations and randomly left it on Lifetime to do homework and a marathon of this show came on. Now, I watch it because I can't help myself. Kind of like...

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Women tries to use toddler's urine to pass drug test....DUMB idea!

newtalent @newtalent (1112) • United States 8 Mar 10

a 20 year old women is on probation and has to take a drug test. She is on probation for drugs. How ironic? She gets help from her friends 4 year old son by using his urine. Now the mother of the child was on probation for fraud...

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Child Neglect

shortbunny1980 @shortbunny1980 (127) • United States 5 Nov 09

I really want some opinions here. I recently have been investagated by CPS for neglect. There were no criminal charges but it was founded by the CPS. During the summer, I let my 9 year old daughter take out my other 2 children...

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Can you trust fyou adult family members to baby sit your children?

laurenrich @laurenrich (111) • United States 8 Sep 09

I must say you can not trust all family members to watch over your children. Eventhough, they are adults many people are irresponsible and will not properly take care of your child. It has been reported many times in the news...

The Clueless Files

CraftyCorner @CraftyCorner (5600) • United States 24 Aug 09

Here's one from the clueless files; or perhaps the stupid? Some joker from Clearwater Florida was so eager to visit a strip club that he didn't see fit to find a sitter for his two small youngsters. He locked them up in a car for...

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A Toddler is Dead...

Chalea Hutchinson @zoey7879 (3092) • Quincy, Illinois 6 Aug 09

I recently read this in a newspaper from a town that I used to live in. Last weekend, a family was visiting relatives. During this visit, (we'll call them Family X), Mrs. X took several children out onto a nearby lake while Mr....

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Would you turn someone in if you new the child was neglected or endangered?

MaryLynn321 @MaryLynn321 (2680) • United States 17 Mar 09

I know of someone that has been turned in for child neglect. This person is going through a difficult time. She has children and is expecting another. The children have been put in situations that they basically were ignored, and...

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Child Was Raised Like an Animal!!

Foxxee @Foxxee (3650) • United States 4 Mar 09

I'm so sick! This poor child! I just don't understand how a parent can treat their child this way. It's disturbing! Have you heard about the little girl who at the time was only 6 years old & was treated like a caged...

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Would you report your friend?

ronaldinu @ronaldinu (12422) • Malta 17 Feb 09

A thought have passed through my mind, that of reporting my friend for child neglect. I recently learned that my friend has left her 8 year old son with 103C fever and his three year old child at home all alone unsupervised. It...

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6 Year Old Takes His Mothers Car For A Drive

WVFitzgerald @WVFitzgerald (12) • United States 11 Jan 09

A 6 year old boy took his mothers car and attempted to drive to school he made it 10.5 mile before he hit a utility pole. He exited the vehicle and began walking the remaining distance to school. A bus driver reported the...

The Feral Child

cynddvs @cynddvs (2948) • United States 1 Aug 08

I just read a sad and amazing story about a little girl that was left neglected for almost 7 years. DCF responded to a call to find a roach infested, filthy house. "I've been in rooms with bodies rotting there for a week and it...

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people selling thier kids?

myworkid1987 @myworkid1987 (755) • United States 23 Dec 07

last night i heard about a couple in florida trying to sell their infant child for 30 bucks to some kids. offered them some beer first then asked them. I hate people that want to sell thier own child instead of just putting it up...

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Child Neglect

MommaOfAllTrades @MommaOfAllTrades (969) • Canada 3 Nov 07

What would you do if you didn't agree with another family's parenting? Would you confront them? Would you call the authorities? I'm torn with a decision I have to make. In my books, and I know in at least one other person's...

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Baby drowns in a bucket of bleach

estherlou @estherlou (5015) • United States 28 Oct 07

That is just horrible! Here is the article! http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/14441228/detail.html?rss=bos&psp=news I want to say this...at 9 months, how in the world did the child "crawl" into the bucket? Just how big WAS...

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Why I reported a case of neglect

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (64169) • United States 6 Oct 07

Back in the early 1990's I was working for the Protective Services dept of the State. I worked in the state office and had no contact with clients. My supervisor's supervisor, was a former Protective Service worker. While we...

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Mind Still Reeling; Just saved 16mo old boy from being on the 11pm news

drknlvly6781 @drknlvly6781 (6246) • United States 7 Sep 07

This just happened 20 mins from the time I am writing this post. Me and my mother left my sisters apartment on the way to drop me and my children off, then her to go home. We turn out of the parking lot and pull down to the...

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