Child Neglect

Girl, 12, Forced To Shave Head, Wear Diaper In Public For Bad Grades

Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Stephanie Ann Broten, Child Neglect, Child Abuse, Darnell Alan Landrum, Mom Makes Daughter Wear Diaper, Diaper Punishment, Stephanie Broten Minnesota, Minn. Couple Daughter Diaper, Stephanie Broten Darnell Landrum, Crime News

Authorities in Fridley, Minnesota have arrested a couple for allegedly making the woman's 12-year-old daughter shave her head and run up and down the ...

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Who's the Bully? 'Childism' Says It's Not the Schoolyard Thug, It's Parents, Schools, American Culture

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Child Neglect, Dominique Browning, Tiger Mom, Child Abuse, Elisabeth Young-Bruehl, Childism, Books News

How did it happen that a nation that was once a leader in protecting children now is more interested in keeping dysfunctional families together -- even when that generally produces more abuse?

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Mom Allegedly Drops Kid Off At McDonald's, Passes Out On Pills In Car

Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Oxycodone, Child Neglect, Video, Child Abuse, Mcdonald's Crime, Bad Parenting, Florida Crime, Prescription Drugs, McDonald's, Mom Leaves Kid in Mcdonalds While She Does Pills, Jessica Jones, Crime News

A Florida woman was found passed out on pain pills in her car while her son played inside a Deltona McDonald's, sheriff's deputies told the News-Journ...

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Someone Estimated The Costs Of Childhood Abuse And Neglect

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Child Neglect, Cyclical Poverty, Poverty, Children, Earning Power, Cycle of Poverty, Sexual Abuse, Child Poverty, Hunger, Video, Child Abuse, Child Psychology, Lifetime Earnings, Child Hunger, Psychological Abuse, Business News

The evidence is mounting on the devastating affects of childhood abuse and neglect. In a newly released report the Centers for Disease Control and...

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Wisconsin Couple Starved Child, Forced Her To Eat Feces: Cops

AP | By CARRIE ANTLFINGER | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Couple Arrested for Abusing 15-Year-Old Daughter, Starvation, Child Neglect, Video, Wisconsin, Child Abuse, Cps, Wisconsin Crime, Crime News

MILWAUKEE -- A severely malnourished Wisconsin teenager found walking barefoot in pajamas outside in the cold last week had been forced to stay in an ...

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You Know What These Moms Did. Do You Know WHY They Did It?

Lisa Belkin | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Epilepsy, Child Neglect, Depression, Abandons Children, Bad Mother, Postpartum Depression, Neglectful Mother, Parents News

While the particulars were different, one thread was the same: each of these women, who were quickly labeled "bad mothers," turned out instead to be reminders of the burdens and obstacles faced by so many mothers.

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Changing the Narrative of Child Welfare

Matthew Fraidin | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Parental Rights, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Dc Foster Care, Foster Care, Dc Impact, Foster Children, Foster Parents, Child Abuse, DC News

The nuclear secret of child welfare is that most of the children in foster care should not be there.

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When Good Parents Leave Their Baby Home Alone

Jacoba Urist | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Technology and Parenting, Holiday Childcare, Parenting Tips, Parenting News, Babysitting, Babies, Child Abuse, Childcare, Parenting Advice, Children Home Alone, Child Neglect, Kids Home Alone, Parents News

At a party last week, a couple told us a "funny" parenting story. They were staying in Paris, and decided to leave their 1-year-old asleep in his Pack 'n Play, and get a drink at a place nearby. No need for a babysitter.

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Family Matters

Oren Wunderman | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Child Neglect, Holidays, Florida Dcf, Child Abuse, Holiday Family Stress, Family Resource Center of South Florida, Holidays Child Neglect, Dcf, Domestic Violence, Family, Miami News

If you're having trouble caring for yourself or your family this season, reach out to a trusted loved one, friend or professional. Show your children that there is strength, not weakness, in seeking help.

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Locked in A Closet For Bad Grades

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Girl Locked in Close for Bad Grades, Child Neglect, Bad Grades, Abuse, Child Abuse, Child Abuse and Neglect, Child Abuse Prevention, Grades, Video, Education News

A 32-year-old woman has been charged with one misdemeanor count of child abuse for locking her daughter in a closet for 6 hours because she earned bad...

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Animal-Hoarding Berwyn Mom Indicted On 11 Felony Charges

Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Matthew Degner, Animal Hoarding, Child Neglect, Video, Lydia Price Indicted, Lydia Price, Matthew Degner Died, Berwyn Animal Hoarder, Berwyn Illinois, Child Endangerment, Chicago News

The mother of 14-year-old Matthew Degner, a mentally disabled boy who died in his Berwyn home amid more than 200 animals, was indicted on 11 felony co...

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When Kids Are Left in Cars: Blame the Brain

Kent Greenfield | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Boston, Child Neglect, Tragedy, Automobiles, Brain, Hypothermia, Brain Science, Children's Health, Parents, Children's Safety, Parents News

I have never forgotten my child in the back of the car, or at school, or at a friend's house. But I understand how it could happen, and I bet most parents can, too.

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The Numbers Game: Making Sense of the Latest Research on Youth in Foster Care

Michael Piraino | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Child Neglect, Child Abuse, Poverty, Impact News, Foster Youth, Afcars, Foster Care, Foster-Youth-Advocacy, Impact News

Should we be hopeful? Or should we despair? I have been moving between these two emotions as I read the flurry of new research released in the past few weeks.

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Teacher Allegedly Encouraged Student Fight To Resolve Dispute: 'Slap It Out'

AP | By NELSON LAMPE | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Child Neglect, School Crime, Patrick Kocsis, Omaha Nebraska, Omaha Schools, Student Fights, Middle School Fights, Omaha, Middle Schools, Teachers, School Safety, Education News

OMAHA, Neb. -- A 39-year-old Omaha teacher has been suspended by the district and cited by police, accused of taking two teen students from his classr...

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New York Parents Face Child Neglect Charges For Minor Drug Arrests

The New York Times | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Child Neglect, Drugs, Parenting, Child Welfare, War on Drugs, Crime, New York City, Black Voices News

The police found about 10 grams of marijuana, or about a third of an ounce, when they searched Penelope Harris's apartment in the Bronx last year. The...

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Death Toll Mounts

Christine James-Brown | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Foster Care, Child Welfare, Child Abuse, Children, Cwla, Foster Child, Child Fatality, Child Neglect, Child Protection, Child Protective Services, Social Work Children, Child Abuse Prevention, Social Work, Impact News

It seems week after week news of other child fatalities permeates the media. Coverage of high-profile cases illustrate our collective inability to keep children -- and even those who protect them -- safe.

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Home Alone: Is Your Child Ready?

Mary L. Pulido, Ph.D. | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Child Neglect, Home Alone, Babysitters, Child Endangerment, Women News

You hear stories in the news, a child home alone died in a fire -- or -- two children, ages, 6 and 8 were placed in protective custody after a neighbo...

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A Nation of Caylee Anthonys

Pat LaMarche | Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: Harvard, Child Neglect, Mit, Child Abuse, Universal Health Care, Caylee Anthony, Health Insurance, Medicaid, Johns Hopkins, Affordable Housing, Impact News

Imagine if for every hour someone spoke on air about Caylee, one minute had been devoted to the rest of the kids who will die senselessly because of inadequate funding for healthcare, housing and human resources.

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Texas Dad Leaves Son for Dead Along Highway

AP | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Al Hunt, Texas, Child Neglect, Angel Flores, Sweetwater-Texas, Child Abuse, Crime, Texas Crime, Texas Father, Child Protective Services, Texas Man, Carlos Rico, Crime News

SWEETWATER, Texas -- A father abandoned his 4-year-old son along a West Texas highway, and the injured boy spent several hours alone in the dark befor...

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Halle Berry Accuses Gabriel Aubry Of Child Neglect

tmz.com | 6/28/2011 12:45 PM PDT by TMZ Staff | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Halle Berry Child Custody, Child Neglect, Divorce News, Gabriel Aubry, Divorce, Halle Berry, Halle Berry Gabriel Aubry Split, Nahla Ariela Aubry, Halle Berry Gabriel Aubry, Divorce Court, Celebrity Breakup, Child Custody, Halle Berry Child Neglect, Celebrity Divorce, Divorce News

Halle Berry went to family court this morning, complaining her baby daddy, Gabriel Aubry, violated the custody agreement they struck over Nahla, and t...

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Roger Moore Speaks Out For Disabled Kids -- How You Can Help

Posted 08.04.2011

Read More: Charity, Child Neglect, James Bond, Kids With Disabilities, Disabled Kids, Child Abuse, Unified Theater, Roger Moore, Unicef, Dreams for Kids, Impact News

Sir Roger Moore, better known for playing secret agent James Bond, has a very public message. As a UNICEF member for almost 20 years, Moore has been ...

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Child Abuse Could Be A Motive In Neo-Nazi's Death

AP | By AMY TAXIN and LINDA DEUTSCH | Posted 07.10.2011

Read More: Neo Nazis, Child Neglect, White Supremacists, Child Abuse, Neo Nazi Death, Jeffrey Russell Hall, Los Angeles News

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- White supremacist Jeffrey Hall saw threats in the protesters who demonstrated outside his Southern California house. He installed...

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India Is No Country For Young Girls

AP | By MUNEEZA NAQVI | Posted 07.04.2011

Read More: India, Child Neglect, Child Abuse, Maternity, Indian Girls, India Census, India Population, World News

MORENA, India -- The room is large and airy, the stone floors clean and cool – a welcome respite from the afternoon sun. Until your eyes take in...

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Fulfilling Our Fundamental Obligation

Michael Piraino | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Guardian Ad Litem, Foster Care, Homeless Children, Budget Cuts, National CASA, Social Services, Juvenile Justice System, Adoption, Gal, Child Neglect, Child Abuse, Jimmy Wayne, Anthony Hamilton, Children, Impact News

The time has come for us to honor our society's most fundamental obligation and to ensure the right of every child to be safe, treated with dignity, and to learn and to grow in the embrace of a family.

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Signs of Hope Emerge From Tragedy

Michael Piraino | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Child Protective Services, Child Neglect, Child Abuse, Homeless Children, Foster Care, Casa, Family Court, Barahona, Impact News

I take as a sign of hope the outpouring of support from people asking how they can become volunteers for other abused and neglected children.

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