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[quote=Anonymous]Yes.  We’ve called CPS as have others.

Both children are still in the home.

DD’s friend is 11 with an younger brother (9) who has a slew of mental disorders.  He is large and violent.  He’s constantly verbally assaulting her.  A lot of his anger is directed towards her.  He’s physically harmed her many times and these incidences have increased as she’s gotten older.  Scratch marks all over her face, bruises from being pinched and we’ve seen him punch and kick her.

She is such a sweet girl and I do believe her parents are trying their best with their son.  But they’ve totally put his needs above hers and I can’t imagine what it’s like to grow up in a home where you are constantly the target of your brothers rage.  She’s with us or other friends so often because the parents are taking the boy to the ER for suicidal and homicidal incidences.  I feel for them and understand resources for severely disturbed children are limited.

But I do not understand why CPS continues to allow this girl to live in an abusive home.  Do they not care if the abuser isn’t the parents?  This goes far beyond normal sibling fighting.

This boy is tormenting her.  [/quote]

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