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That was agonizing just to read. Is this a child you know is suffering NOW? Can you do anything to intervene? This certainly meets any legal and moral definition of abuse and should be stopped.
You also need to check your State reporting requirements. In some states (mine, for example), failure to report an act of child abuse makes you just as guilty as the abuser and you can also be arrested as an accessory to the fact.
First of all let me state there are no parenting skills envolved in the scenario you provided; it is simply child abuse. If it's a real situation, report it to "child protective services."
I wouldn't think twice about picking up a phone and reporting someone like that.
My mother is a foster parent and i am with foster chidren on an almost daily basis. It's amazing how much abuse is allowed to happen to children before someone picks up a phone and makes an anonymous call. You don't have to leave your personal information. I am not aware of any state that gives the parent information about who made the call.
Make the call and let a child protective employee do an investigation.
@KaLin wrote:You also need to check your State reporting requirements. In some states (mine, for example), failure to report an act of child abuse makes you just as guilty as the abuser and you can also be arrested as an accessory to the fact.
I wish that was how it worked everywhere !!!
@Carrie_in_Pa wrote:
@KaLin wrote:You also need to check your State reporting requirements. In some states (mine, for example), failure to report an act of child abuse makes you just as guilty as the abuser and you can also be arrested as an accessory to the fact.
I wish that was how it worked everywhere !!!
That's how it works in most states. I was a manager over protective services and we had meetings with other states and best practices. There's usually a number where you can leave an anonymous tip, because protection of children is vital & you don't want to wait until after a death. Unfortunately, some people use the numbers maliciously to get back at an ex, neighbor, or friend. Thereby, stretching limited resources to investigate false claims while other children die due to the inability of protective services to get to all the legitimate cases when the fake flood the system.
In terms of legally being as guilty as the abuser, that's usually mandated reporters or other adults living in the home.
@bdhu2001 wrote:
@Carrie_in_Pa wrote:
@KaLin wrote:You also need to check your State reporting requirements. In some states (mine, for example), failure to report an act of child abuse makes you just as guilty as the abuser and you can also be arrested as an accessory to the fact.
I wish that was how it worked everywhere !!!
That's how it works in most states. I was a manager over protective services and we had meetings with other states and best practices. There's usually a number where you can leave an anonymous tip, because protection of children is vital & you don't want to wait until after a death. Unfortunately, some people use the numbers maliciously to get back at an ex, neighbor, or friend. Thereby, stretching limited resources to investigate false claims while other children die due to the inability of protective services to get to all the legitimate cases when the fake flood the system.
In terms of legally being as guilty as the abuser, that's usually mandated reporters or other adults living in the home.
OMG that's the truth. I live in a small town where some people feel the need to report people like it's a punishment. It's way too common for people to be falsely reported and it wastes the time of caseworkers. I' ve actually been "reported" several times and every time i open my door, answer everything they want to know, etc. and then i thank them. Let them get their job done ASAP so they can move along to where they are needed.
Life has been easier since i now always keep current child abuse and criminal clearances.
My stepdad is from the South and this seems to be very common amongst his friends/family. Or go pull a switch from the tree (and it better be the thickest one). Any infraction is considered ''extreme disrespect'' and is subject that kind of punishment. Note that I'm not saying all people from the south do this or even most. But I know several people that talk about incidents similar to this....
May catch some flak but that does not seem that bad to me. She got whipped with a cord, thats not that bad. Bleeding from a whip is a little extreme but its most likely on surface and no permanent injury, she didnt belittle or talk down in the story which is what I consider abuse. She freaked out because she asked her daughter to do something and she didnt, possibly causing major harm to an infant in the house because she forgot. The mom just was pissed off the kid didnt listen.
I dont hit my kids, never will and have never done so. That being said, I got the crap kicked out of me growing up. You backtalk to your mom? Grab a spatula and shes gonna break it on you or any kind of swingable object. Backtalk to your mom and did it again after you got smacked? Well then your dad is going to be told when he gets up and he doesnt need a spatula I actually believe its a good thing. Without consequence for our actions I believe you dont grow up right. Kids these days have zero to no consequence for anything they do. I have a hard time not yelling at my daughters boyfriends to get out of the house when they come over. Theres no respect at all and they do what they want.
Theres a huge leap from hitting your kid for not listening to abusing and killing a child. To me this falls far short of abuse. Shes probably fed, not locked in a cage or a closet not beaten daily for NO reason at all. She got spanked because she didnt listen.