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So what were we told is "child abuse" in my work orientation meeting by rep from CPS?
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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 456993" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>I can see both sides of this. But the bottom line is what can be proven in court, I think. Emotional/verbal abuse is subjective and hard to prove. When I called cps once re a phone message accidentally left running when a man thought he'd hung the phone up but left it on so I heard him yelling at his son and threatening him, the cps guy told me that "people need to understand that there is a huge difference between bad parenting and severe child abuse". Then, there are people like my bro who'd say anything to cause a stir to try to get custody of my son. I don't think it's so much that cps workers don't get the concept of emotional/verbal abuse, I think it's that in the big scheme of things- with false allegations, the ability to prove it, the ability to define it in a consistent way, and as compared to the many other cases they have- it's just not on the top of the priority list. And then, there's the fact that most of us parents have had "our moments" where we said something we shouldn't have and how on earth could a cps worker really know for sure if it was that kind of situation or an ongoing verbal bashing? They need substantial proof- not just hearsay.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 456993, member: 3699"] I can see both sides of this. But the bottom line is what can be proven in court, I think. Emotional/verbal abuse is subjective and hard to prove. When I called cps once re a phone message accidentally left running when a man thought he'd hung the phone up but left it on so I heard him yelling at his son and threatening him, the cps guy told me that "people need to understand that there is a huge difference between bad parenting and severe child abuse". Then, there are people like my bro who'd say anything to cause a stir to try to get custody of my son. I don't think it's so much that cps workers don't get the concept of emotional/verbal abuse, I think it's that in the big scheme of things- with false allegations, the ability to prove it, the ability to define it in a consistent way, and as compared to the many other cases they have- it's just not on the top of the priority list. And then, there's the fact that most of us parents have had "our moments" where we said something we shouldn't have and how on earth could a cps worker really know for sure if it was that kind of situation or an ongoing verbal bashing? They need substantial proof- not just hearsay. [/QUOTE]
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