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Mother arrested for letting children play in the cul de sac

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 20 Sep 12

It seems that the police in LaPort TX arrested a mother who allowed her children to ride their scooters in the cul de sac. A neighbor called police and reported that she had hit one of the children with her car, later found not to...

child endangerment

child protection

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To settle an argument, What time to think is right for a child to go to bed???

vikkiz @vikkiz (518) 16 Nov 09

I have had a huge fall out with my friend over her children, I know it may sound a bit pathetic but trust me its not!, My friends child is 6 and goes to bed when my friend goes to bed which is usually between 12-2am in the...

6 year olds

child protection

children

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Should Child Protection workers be required to have previous experience w/ kids?

FDBrister @FDBrister (115) • United States 14 Jan 09

Should CPS workers be required to either have children or have previous experience with children? I have a son who's adopted and one of the stipulations is that CPS comes calling to check up on us every now and then. The worker...

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Would your Report Child Abuse?

fotojunkie @fotojunkie (115) • United States 26 May 08

If you knew for a fact (witnessed it first hand, saw undisputable evidence, etc.) that a child was being abused, would you report it? Why or why not?

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Should this child be told?

caramello @caramello (4377) • Australia 5 Mar 08

A recent case where a father murdered his wife and then took his daughter and left her to be found by authorities wandering around on her own. Father took off overseas and has recently been caught. Daughter taken in by...

child protection

sad case

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Have you ever found a lost child?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 27 Jul 07

Kids love to explore! And, maybe that's why some end up wondering away from their parents in malls and getting lost. It's scary, but it happens all the time. Have you ever been in a public place like a mall and saw a crying...

child protection

free child indentification kits

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Does your child know what to do if they're lost in the mall?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 19 Jun 07

My daughter is just now getting to the age, where we might want to take her out to more public places like the mall or resteraunts. But, I've always worried that she won't know what to do if we're seperated in a crowd. How would I...

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Do your children know how to get out of a burning house?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 17 Jun 07

Years ago, when I was a child, my family's home caught on fire. Luckily noone was inside at the time, so there were no injuries. But, I've always wondered how we would have survived if the fire had occured at night while...

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Do You know where your children are at all times?

heartuvgold @heartuvgold (493) • United States 20 May 07

It really scares me when I see children outside and no one out watching them. It only takes a split second for a child to disappear and never be found again. Even schools don't have adequate protection for our kids. A lot of...

child protection

child safety measures

parents

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Anyone ever had to deal with a young child and stitches?

destinyisntfree @destinyisntfree (50) • United States 16 Apr 07

So, yesterday I had the great experience of having to take my three year old to the Emergency Room. He was playing with a friend. They were jumping on the bed, which he knows he is not supposed to do, and bumped into each other....

child protection

childhood injury

parenting

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What do you think?

itsjustmeb @itsjustmeb (1212) • Canada 29 Jan 07

I recently read a story about a mother who had lost all 9 of her kids to child protection, and is now pregnant with the tenth. http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070129/NEWS06/701290348 What would you think...

child protection

cps

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