Santa Clara County foster child dies after being sent to live with dad in home for recovering addicts

Santa Clara County foster child dies after being sent to live with dad in home for recovering addicts - San Jose Mercury News:

SAN JOSE -- Santa Clara County officials are reviewing why a medically fragile 2-year-old girl was sent home to live with her father in a transitional home for recovering drug addicts, about two months before she was found dead.

Russian legislators propose to limit power of child protective services – report

Russian legislators propose to limit power of child protective services – report | Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI).:

MOSCOW, March 17 (RAPSI) – Russian child protective services may lose their right to take away children from their families without appropriate court’s ruling, Izvestia newspaper reported on Thursday.

Foster Witch berates foster child at diner, customers react!

Foster care mom berates foster child at diner, customers react! | Michael J | 93.1 WPOC:

If you ever saw this, would you say something?  A foster mom buys her daughter a milkshake and tells her foster care child, she has no money for him. When the boy is in the restroom, the mom and daughter hi-five that if they scrimp on feeding him, she might get an iPad. Would this push you over the edge too? 

Foster parent accused of sexually abusing boys, dog

Foster parent accused of sexually abusing boys, dog - Story:

A Long Island foster parent is being held on $1 million bond after prosecutors say he sexually abused at least seven young boys over two decades. Cesar Gonzalez-Mugaburu of Ridge, New York was charged in a 17-count indictment Friday with child endangerment and sexual misconduct. He is accused of victimizing children as young as 8. He is also accused of sexually abusing a dog.

Child Advocates' Group Wants Protection From Civil & Criminal Liability

Child Advocates' Group Wants Protection From Civil & Criminal Liability | New Hampshire Public Radio:

A non-profit organization that trains volunteers to represent child victims in neglect and abuse cases is asking lawmakers to grant it immunity from civil and criminal liability.

THIS is Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

 Baby's withdrawing from Heroin

I have seen babies who were supposedly withdrawing from Heroin, according to a Nashua Hospital. After seeing this video, I don't believe the babies were withdrawing at all. Never have I seen a baby who was supposedly withdrawing from anything have these kind of tremor's, yet the Hospital wrote in their report that the baby did.
The Hospital's have this idiotic scoring system for newborn babies. The babies are scored on muscle tone, their cry, "tremor's", feeding, etc. The scoring is done by a different Nurse on every shift. Who's to say the Nurse's all score the same way? That would be impossible, which leads me to believe their scoring system is quite flawed. The same person, Doctor or Nurse should do the scoring on these babies and it might help to have a second set of eyes at the same time. Why medicate babies who don't need to be medicated?

Children born in August at increased risk of being diagnosed with ADHD than those born in September: Study

Children born in August at increased risk of being diagnosed with ADHD than those born in September: Study | Maine News Online:

A study has unveiled a new approach to determine children who could be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). There is a higher chance of these children to be prescribed medication for ADHD.

The study conducted by a research team in Taiwan has unveiled that a child’s birth date plays an important role in determining child’s chances to be diagnosed with ADHD.