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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 466522" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Well, our experience with them from foster care (and we were turned in a few times too) is that they tend to ignore the really important stuff and pick on parents who care about their kids a lot. Also, although they CAN open up a case, it is harder for your child to be removed or taken from you. If they suspect sexual abuse they will do it (they have to have pretty good proof) or if the child is obviously underweight/starved or if the child is bruised in suspicious places. In general, the child has to tell the worker what happened though and many kids are afraid to spill the beans. With abuse comes threats if t he child discloses. Now if you kid screams abuse, they will look into it. Ever read "A Child Called It?" The kid could NOT get anyone to think he needed help, even when he was skinny as a pole and stole food or had bruises...some tried to help, but he wouldn't say his mother had done it and his mother was good at lying about what happened. Eventually, she did lose her one child, but she was allowed to keep the others and she abused the youngest son too (he also has a book). The burden of proof for removing children from their bio. parents is high.</p><p></p><p>At least that's how it was in Illinois and now Wisconsin. I think there are variations among states.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 466522, member: 1550"] Well, our experience with them from foster care (and we were turned in a few times too) is that they tend to ignore the really important stuff and pick on parents who care about their kids a lot. Also, although they CAN open up a case, it is harder for your child to be removed or taken from you. If they suspect sexual abuse they will do it (they have to have pretty good proof) or if the child is obviously underweight/starved or if the child is bruised in suspicious places. In general, the child has to tell the worker what happened though and many kids are afraid to spill the beans. With abuse comes threats if t he child discloses. Now if you kid screams abuse, they will look into it. Ever read "A Child Called It?" The kid could NOT get anyone to think he needed help, even when he was skinny as a pole and stole food or had bruises...some tried to help, but he wouldn't say his mother had done it and his mother was good at lying about what happened. Eventually, she did lose her one child, but she was allowed to keep the others and she abused the youngest son too (he also has a book). The burden of proof for removing children from their bio. parents is high. At least that's how it was in Illinois and now Wisconsin. I think there are variations among states. [/QUOTE]
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