Baby P and the mistakes we can learn from. As the Baby P storm continues, Ed Balls, minister for children was on the news tonight saying that one of the worst things about social services was that they ‘failed to talk to the children’ involved. In this case, wasn’t looking just enough ? Why is [...]
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Alienation, trying to stay in my child’s life….
It has been 25 months since I saw Thomas. For almost a year now I have no actual communication with Thomas at all. I have been thinking about whether my constant fighting to see him or be in his life is causing more sadness, grief, anxiety and problems than stopping the fight. I have read [...]
Haringey child death: If we can’t even see the physical abuse
No wonder our social services, child welfare and courts don’t see the emotional abuse of parental alienation If we turn such a blind eye to the physical damage that parents can cause to their children, it’s no surprise that our culture finds it hard to see and acknowledge the emotional damage we do. The toddler [...]
