I was taking a quick look at the deadline for the latest Carnival Against Child Abuse when I noticed that this month’s host has changed the topic a little bit. She wanted to focus on self-injury and sense of self. It quickly occurred to me that much of what we’ve been discussing about relationships, and…
Apparently, Megan’s Law wasn’t bad enough. Now my home state of Ohio is pushing ahead a law that would allow prosecutors, or even the alleged victims, petition a judge to have someone listed in the public sexual offenders registry even if they aren’t found guilty! According to the Toldeo Blade: A recently enacted law allows…
I’ve been tracking the comments and responses to that last post about friendship and wanted to share some of what I’ve been thinking as I read through the responses. Andy got the real key to what I was asking, the bit about whether our expectations are realistic. Acceptance, understanding, love, protection, loyalty – that about…
As if these sorts of stories weren’t completely predictable, it seems that yet again someone listed on an offender registry has been the victim of vigilante justice in Sacramento. Years ago, when every child protection agency in the country was pushing for these laws I though they were a bad idea, and I still do….
Just had to link to this post about the warning signs of inappropriate adult behavior toward children. It is that important, and it’s something we need not make excuses for or look the other way. Child abuse is a serious problems that can only be prevented through serious efforts. Also, see their post about signs…
Over in the forums, someone has posted a rather complex legal issue. I wanted to point it out here so that those of you who maybe have some more experience working with children’s services and the legal system could take a look and see if there was some words of advice or encouragement to offer….
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