I have a daughter who was born on November 30, 2012, 15-weeks early weighing 1-lb 15 oz, after her release from the NICU she was readmitted into the hospital a few times for typical preemie issues. Since her birth we have had a page on Facebook “Reagans Place” that we have since unpublished for our families protection. … Continue reading “Facebook Harassment Leads to Removal”
Child protection agencies (CPS), will often charge parents with “failure to thrive.” I’ve personally been involved with a couple of local cases – one case the child actually had a genetic predisposition toward low-weight gain. I’ve spent the entire day watching and re-watching a documentary called The Marketing of Madness: Are We All Insane?. I’ve … Continue reading “Failure To Thrive”
Young breastfeeding mom is focus for unfounded illicit CPS investigation. I am a 20-year-old mother in Baltimore, Maryland. A couple weeks ago an anonymous person reported to Child Protective Services that my six month old breastfed son appeared malnourished. Two social workers came by and demanded entry into my home to see my children. My … Continue reading “Breastfeeding Underfire”