Commentary: Keep bureaucratic hands off our children... even the fat ones! - National Extreme Weight Loss | Examiner.com:
The news is everywhere, it seems, that a child in Ohio was removed from his mother and placed in foster care because they believed that the third grade child was too fat, or to be specific, "dangerously obese" at over 200 pounds and his mother was not doing enough to prevent it.
This sets a very dangerous precedent and needs to be addressed. The emotional trauma expericenced by both parent and child when separated by the government will be a lifetime scar on the psyches of both for the rest of their lives. But this must be ok, right, since one cannot actually "see" an emotional scar.
An article in the Los Angeles Times about the Ohio case discusses an August 2000 case in New Mexico in which a three year old girl was removed from her mother for two months because of her weight. Both mother and daughter still seem traumatized by the event more than 11 years later. And, it turns out the kids was later diagnosed with a medical problem that was the main cause of her excess weight. It was not because her mother was incompetent.
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Isabella Brooke Knightly and Austin Gamez-Knightly
In Memory of my Loving Husband, William F. Knightly Jr. Murdered by ILLEGAL Palliative Care at a Nashua, NH Hospital
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Moms Talk: Should Obese Children Be Placed In Foster Care Away From Natural Parents?
Moms Talk: Should Obese Children Be Placed In Foster Care Away From Natural Parents? - Alpharetta-Milton, GA Patch:
Each week, Alpharetta Patch starts a discussion for parents. These discussions begin from Patch readers who email us to offer suggestions for the topics by hitting the email the author button. Then a group of moms give their opinions on the topic. We then turn around and open the discussion up to the readers. We hope that you will join us and tell us what you think by adding your thoughts to the comments section at the end of the article.
This week, we received an email from a local resident who wrote the following question.
Q: There has been much talk in the news about whether or not children who are obese should be removed from their home and put into foster care. What is your opinion on this?
Each week, Alpharetta Patch starts a discussion for parents. These discussions begin from Patch readers who email us to offer suggestions for the topics by hitting the email the author button. Then a group of moms give their opinions on the topic. We then turn around and open the discussion up to the readers. We hope that you will join us and tell us what you think by adding your thoughts to the comments section at the end of the article.
This week, we received an email from a local resident who wrote the following question.
Q: There has been much talk in the news about whether or not children who are obese should be removed from their home and put into foster care. What is your opinion on this?
Should parents lose custody of morbidly obese kids?
Should parents lose custody of morbidly obese kids? | The Mommy Files | an SFGate.com blog:
An eight-year-old child weighing 200 pounds was taken away from his mother and placed with a foster family in October. After officials in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, worked with the mother for more than a year, they decided that she was neglecting her child by allowing him to become morbidly obese.
An eight-year-old child weighing 200 pounds was taken away from his mother and placed with a foster family in October. After officials in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, worked with the mother for more than a year, they decided that she was neglecting her child by allowing him to become morbidly obese.
CPS reform ineffective? Part 2 -Time to Abolish CPS?
Foster Parents; CPS reform ineffective? Part 2 of 4 - National Foster Families | Examiner.com:
We were exploring an article that came to our attention, on Az Central, the article was called a time for a new approach to protecting children written by Laurie Roberts is a columnist for The Arizona Republic.
We listed suggested reading in part 1, an article we wrote a few weeks ago on Examiner called CPS needs fixed. Did you read it, if not here is the link. http://www.examiner.com/foster-families-in-national/foster-parents-arizo...
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We were exploring an article that came to our attention, on Az Central, the article was called a time for a new approach to protecting children written by Laurie Roberts is a columnist for The Arizona Republic.
We listed suggested reading in part 1, an article we wrote a few weeks ago on Examiner called CPS needs fixed. Did you read it, if not here is the link. http://www.examiner.com/foster-families-in-national/foster-parents-arizo...
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Diane Sawyer and Sharyn Alfonsi to Report on the Overmedication of Children in the U.S. Foster Care System
ABC News Investigation: Diane Sawyer and Sharyn Alfonsi to Report on the Overmedication of Children in the U.S. Foster Care System - ABC News:
Reports to Air Beginning Wednesday, November 30 on “World News with Diane Sawyer” and Concluding with In Depth Reporting on “20/20″ Friday, December 2
“ABC World News” anchor Diane Sawyer continues her reporting on the United States foster care system with a new series of reports – “Generation Meds.” Following a year-long investigation, Sawyer and Sharyn Alfonsi uncover a startling reality: many foster children, even as young as one-year olds, are being prescribed powerful mind-altering drugs at alarming rates — up to 13 times higher than that of other children. As part of its investigation ABC News was given a first look at a groundbreaking two-year study by the General Accounting Office (GAO) which finds that the federal government has not done enough to protect America’s foster children from being over medicated with these powerful drugs. Reports will air on “World News with Diane Sawyer” beginning on Wednesday, November 30 and will conclude with a special report on “20/20″ Friday, December 2 at 10:00 PM on the ABC Television Network.
Reports to Air Beginning Wednesday, November 30 on “World News with Diane Sawyer” and Concluding with In Depth Reporting on “20/20″ Friday, December 2
“ABC World News” anchor Diane Sawyer continues her reporting on the United States foster care system with a new series of reports – “Generation Meds.” Following a year-long investigation, Sawyer and Sharyn Alfonsi uncover a startling reality: many foster children, even as young as one-year olds, are being prescribed powerful mind-altering drugs at alarming rates — up to 13 times higher than that of other children. As part of its investigation ABC News was given a first look at a groundbreaking two-year study by the General Accounting Office (GAO) which finds that the federal government has not done enough to protect America’s foster children from being over medicated with these powerful drugs. Reports will air on “World News with Diane Sawyer” beginning on Wednesday, November 30 and will conclude with a special report on “20/20″ Friday, December 2 at 10:00 PM on the ABC Television Network.
Number of American Indian children in foster care worries tribal leaders
Number of American Indian children in foster care worries tribal leaders | Minnesota Public Radio News:
St. Paul, Minn. — Each year about 1,500 American Indian children in Minnesota spend time in foster care or other out-of-home-care, often after allegations of neglect or substance abuse by a parent.
St. Paul, Minn. — Each year about 1,500 American Indian children in Minnesota spend time in foster care or other out-of-home-care, often after allegations of neglect or substance abuse by a parent.
Taxpayer money used to overmedicate foster children
Taxpayer money used to overmedicate foster children - CBS News Investigates - CBS News:
Children in foster care in five states are taking psychotropic drugs at a rate "two to over four times higher" than non-foster children in Medicaid according to a draft of a new government report obtained by CBS News.
Data in the new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) shows that in the five states examined, 609 foster children and over 1,100 non-foster children were taking five or more psychotropic drugs at one time, a "high-risk practice" that lacks sufficient scientific data, according to experts consulted for the study. The report also found that over 20,000 foster and non-foster children were taking dosages that "exceeded the maximum standards published in medical literature."
Read a draft of the GAO report
Children in foster care in five states are taking psychotropic drugs at a rate "two to over four times higher" than non-foster children in Medicaid according to a draft of a new government report obtained by CBS News.
Data in the new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) shows that in the five states examined, 609 foster children and over 1,100 non-foster children were taking five or more psychotropic drugs at one time, a "high-risk practice" that lacks sufficient scientific data, according to experts consulted for the study. The report also found that over 20,000 foster and non-foster children were taking dosages that "exceeded the maximum standards published in medical literature."
Read a draft of the GAO report
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