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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You could also call child services. I know we think of them as removing kids from homes, but they also provide services. The family may need some parenting classes or other support and child services can connect them. [/quote]

unfortunately there really aren’t funds in most places for these types of intact family services. I wish there were and so does every soul that works at child services, but the reality is funding is tight and most of those services go to families working on reunification. It’s also going to make mom feel really unsafe in her own neighborhood which not be good for the kids since we don’t know what’s going on inside. It’s true that sometimes a worker could provide some referrals to services for the family which wouldn’t be a bad thing, but there’s a lot of risk too. I also highly doubt any hotline would take a call like this. Mom is always outside supervising, she’s just not doing a great job at it. It doesn’t rise to the level of a neglect definition.

If posters are really worried about the kids well being, the 100% best thing would be a neighborhood that engages these kids and mom to support her and be a safe haven and try not to ostracize her. Think about it from the perspective of the kids - if you had an overwhelmed mom, lots of yelling, what would make a difference in your life when you looked back? Things like the kind neighbor who always seeemed to be looking out, didn’t judge our mom (who is likely doing the best she is capable of right now for reasons we don’t know) and even tried to help her can make a big difference in how they see the world. [/quote]

What a thoughtful response.[/quote]

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