Welcome back, and thanks for joining us again for this discussion on whether or not crimes are punished more harshly if children are present when they’re committed. As we discussed in our previous article, children are physically and emotionally vulnerable, and being present for criminal activity can have numerous effects on them, not all of…
Ask any parent and they will tell you: Children are game-changers. Introduce children to the equation and it alters everything. And while this probably seems like a no-brainer when you look at it from a parenting standpoint (life pre and post kids are like two different worlds!), many people don’t realize that it’s exactly the…
As many people involved in the care of abused children already know – they have greater challenges ahead in life that can (and often do) derail their chances of success. Child abuse and neglect often leave children struggling with self-esteem issues, chronic depression, self-harming behaviors, and a host of other issues they struggle to overcome….
Michigan’s Child Abuse Registry is slowly getting closer to becoming a reality. “Wyatt’s Law,” as the bipartisan trio of bills is known, would require that the Michigan State Police set up and maintain an online registry similar to the Sex Offender Registry that Michigan already uses to keep track of convicted sex offenders after release….
When Jim Duncan noticed that his infant son, Kody, wasn’t using the left side of his body as well as he used his right, and he seemed to be in pain, he did what any decent parent would – he took his baby to the E.R. But instead of an explanation, Duncan uncovered a horrifying…
Yes, that’s right- you heard us correctly. The state of Utah has passed a law that makes free range parenting legal. Which means that kids in the Beehive state can go to the park near their house unsupervised, ride their bikes around their neighborhood without someone calling CPS, or walk to the store without the…
The issue of gun rights is a highly contested one right now. In the wake of the tragic Florida high school shooting, there has been a great deal of debate and controversy surrounding the issue of weapons ownership in the US. Here in Michigan, legislators have been under a lot of pressure to address the…
Welcome back and thanks for joining us again as we look at a recent case of alleged educational neglect, and discuss what Michigan law has to say about parents not sending their kids to school! As we shared with you in the previous article, Amanda McEntaffer is accused of repeatedly failing to send her young son…
For those of you who think things like “medical neglect” or “educational neglect” are nothing more than watch words cooked up by CPS to find new ways to interfere in a parent’s choices, you couldn’t be more wrong. Both of these issues do in fact exist, and as this recent news story reveals, you can…
As a recent story published in the Lansing State Journal reveals, the issue of elder abuse is still a problem here in Michigan. The abuse of vulnerable people, whether it’s the elderly, children, or the mentally handicapped, is against the law in Michigan, and is usually very seriously prosecuted. In this particular case, we don’t…