Posted by lostsailor on April 3, 2003, at 12:21:22
In reply to Child abuse questions....., posted by sienna on April 3, 2003, at 11:43:20
It is a tricky subject that causes great debate in the med. and social work community. Trust me I know, I have worked with abusive parents( and their children), spouses, and even children who abuse their parent's--this is usually only done when the parent is very old and a "burden" to the "child.”
While I'm sure you have seen news reports of people being charged for abuse for giving spankings, that is truly what is deemed corporal punishment and as long as it is not taken too far and is the parent's honest attempt of "training" the child---especially for things like crossing busy streets, taking pills like candy or touching a hot stove.
I guess the point I am getting at is it's really the severity and also the laws where you live--I think you said CA once.
You need not answer this. Is this you? If so you may want to go to your regular doc, pdoc or ER next time for them to "document" it and make the decision if a deeper investigation is needed. If it's a brother or sister do the same. If you have someone you can really be straight with, ask him or her to help with all this.
When I was working with kids, my rule was: if I can see it, it needs to be looked into deeper.
Hope this was of help.
Your friend, ~tony ((sienna))
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