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#1
11-16-2011, 05:02 PM
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No help from the CAS
It's been a while, but unfortunately I am back.
About a month ago my daughter (5) told me that her dad was spanking her. What alarmed me was when I asked her where daddy spanked her, she said "hit hit me in the face) and then mocked slapping her cheek. I asked her where else, and she pointed to 8-10 other places on her body (not just hands and bum). Anyway, the details came out a little more, but I am 100% certain that what she told me was true. He had spanked her twice before (that I know of), and the first time she had just turned 2. I didn't know what to do, given that her dad and I cannot communicate and it had been an abusive relationship. I couldn"t bring it up, he would only deny it and the little cooperation we had would go down the drain. So I called CAS. They investigated (in their slow fashion) and I was just told that he came into their office on Monday. No home visit (they visited my home). He denied ever hitting her, even though the worker told me that my daughter had told her the same things I reported. She said we have a communication issue and that we need to make room for misunderstandings. UMMM, how is my daughter being hit all over her body, WHILE already in time out, a communication mishap? Unfortunately, Because I didnt report my abuse to the police, nobody believed me. Now I report my daughter's abuse (it is abuse, isn't it?) and they don't even believe a little girl. My ex is so good at playing "Mr Nice Guy" that they are only "going to follow up" and didn't even make recommendations for him to seek counselling or parenting class. He is Spanking her out of frustration, and hitting her repeatedly! I don't know what my options are here. I asked if they have any mediation services, as I know any co-operation from him is out the window. Nothing. More importantly, I don't think this person was a social worker, and has no idea what an abuser looks like and how easily he can lie. I'm not trying to get him in trouble, I just want her to be safe, and for him to stop letting his frustration take over when she misbehaves. Is there anything I can do to get a qualified person on the case, to get them to do a home visit with him and to find out the truth? Please help, I am quite upset and lost 
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#2
11-16-2011, 07:31 PM
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The best sequence of events would have been to take her to the doctor. Have her make the statements to the doctor and ask the doctor to check for injuries (which is pretty transparent but we are playing the system here.)
When your daughter makes the statement to the doctor, the doctor is obligated to make the report to the CAS. If it were me, I'd mention to the doctor that you want them to follow up in this way. I would feel that the CAS would follow up more thoroughly if they get the report from a doctor or teacher, at least in that they did SFA with your report. At least it will be documented by the doctor if it happens again and you need to follow up and say this is the second time, etc. If the CAS isn't doing anything, asking for a report will probably not help.
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#3
11-16-2011, 11:10 PM
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Thanks. That is a much better idea. I didn't think of it though becasue there were no injuries. I don't even know exactly when it happened, becasue she told my mom the weekend before that daddy spanked her. It could have been one time, or going on for months, though what she has said implies at least a few times.
I will definitely take her to the doctor next time (hopefully there wont be a need to) but in the meantime any ideas for how to talk to her about all this? she is uncomfortable to say the least, but I want her to know that she should still tell me when something bad happens, even if daddy says not to. How do I tell her without pressuring her? I don't want her to feel like she is betraying her dad (guilty). He does love her, he just seems to forget that when it comes to hating/resenting me
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11-18-2011, 02:16 PM
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1. Stop projecting your image of the other parent on the situation. 2. Stop depending on emotional reasoning and your 5 year old child to tell you what went on and what happened. 3. Stop raising unsubstantiated claims of child abuse against the other parent and work on your own emotional problems. Quote:
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You can gather the evidence to the impact of the abuse that was dealt on you and there are clinicians who can help you get over the trauma of abuse. But, if you don't seek help for the trauma, never sought the police, and still don't seek help for the abuse... People start to wonder what is true and what is false (or based on emotional facts). Quote:
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Good Luck! Tayken
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#5
11-23-2011, 04:19 PM
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[quote=Tayken;80310]A child of 5 in a separated family can make up all sorts of things and interpret things.
My daughter is an only child No court (or CAS) is going to do anything unless your daughter consistently raises these issues. really? they investigated didn"t they? and this is the 4th time they have been involved, 2nd time this year No one loses custody of their children for spanking them. Did I say this was my intention? My intention was clearly to have it taken seriously, not to have custody changed, especially since I AGREED to 50/50! This is a very high-conflict thing to do. CAS should not be miss used. they weren"t. their job is to investigate every concern, if they feel it is valid, and it was. and they are following up. When asked a 5 year old will tell you they are a super hero and have magical powers and can fly. Furthermore, as the originator of the complaint CAS already walks into the situation under suspicion. Right, so does that mean we should suspect that everything that out 5 year olds say is fantasy? I think not. Suspicion in this case would be based also on the past, which clearly show there is a history of abuse. What the CAS worker was trying to say politely was. 1. Stop projecting your image of the other parent on the situation. 2. Stop depending on emotional reasoning and your 5 year old child to tell you what went on and what happened. 3. Stop raising unsubstantiated claims of child abuse against the other parent and work on your own emotional problems. No, this is what you are projecting onto this situation, based on the above few posts. If you honestly wanted to provide proper advice, you would have done a search on my username and come up with thousands of posts and a history that shows that nothing here is likely unsubstantiated. You are gathering evidence from a 5 year old. It doesn't reflect well on you that you just called CAS to report what a 5 year old told you. Unless there was physical evidence (bruises and other marks) you could have coached your daughter to do this. Not saying you did. Just that is how CAS also investigates matters. So at what age should you start taking your child's word seriously?  Yes, I the mother reported it. I am LEGALLY required to do that. No, there wasn"t physical evidence, but that doesn't mean it didn't happen. And if you read my above posts, you would see that what I think happened was that he got frustrated and hit/spanked her way more than he should have. that is how child abuse starts, and the time to intervene is now, before he loses his ability to control it and his remorse. Have you ever sought psychotherapy for the "abuse" you are claiming. AGAIN...READ my HISTORY of POSTS!!! of course I did, and I've FORGIVEN him for that! But he has a history of abuse, and most child abusers START as partner abusers! A true victim of domestic violence (intimate partner abuse) often has long standing post-traumatic issues as a result of the abuse. If you claim you are a victim of abuse then you should have the resulting issues that come with being a victim of abuse. You can talk to your family doctor and get a referral to a psychiatrist that can test for the impact of the abuse. There are a pile of domestic violence screening tools they will apply and you will have to do a series of mental health tests. You can gather the evidence to the impact of the abuse that was dealt on you and there are clinicians who can help you get over the trauma of abuse. But, if you don't seek help for the trauma, never sought the police, and still don't seek help for the abuse... People start to wonder what is true and what is false (or based on emotional facts). WOOW...I just cant respond...it is the victim"s fault for not reporting to the police, for being scared to ask for help, and the kicker... It isn't abuse until a finding of abuse is made and criminal charges are laid and a trial is completed in the matter. It is an "allegation of abuse" and we live in Canada... Innocent until proven guilty. Really...tell that to my friend when she was beaten black and blue...its not abuse until there's a conviction! SWEET! FYI: I cut the rest out because I couldn't be bothered to read you uninformed dribble. I suggest that if you are going to offer advice on here that you ask questions of the poster before jumping to conclusions, or at least do a quick username search to see the jist of their posts, history. Sheesh..what is this board coming too??
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#6
11-23-2011, 07:37 PM
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Tayken, if a five year old reported being hit to a kindergarten teacher, a daycare teacher or a physician, it would be reported to the CAS, it is required by law that reports be made.
Billie did exactly as she should have. If it continues to occur, then there is already a report about previous instances, so a pattern can be seen. I don't know what the threshold is for the CAS to take any action, but the information should be reported and should be on file. If it gets worse, you would be the first to point out that it should have been reported at the time. I know this because you are saying the same thing about abuse that Billie was on the receiving end of. Spanking is fun activity between consenting adults. Leave the chldren out of it.
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#7
11-23-2011, 07:42 PM
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Create a Canada fit for Children by Toronto Public Health
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11-24-2011, 02:51 PM
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#9
11-25-2011, 05:34 PM
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according to Mess' link..he broke the law.
And I followed it by reporting the spanking. FYI, I did weigh the consequences before calling. I know they could think I coached her, that I was lying, "stirring the pot", or causing trouble for my ex. I know that the outcome is unlikely to be anything helpful. I hoped for him to be recommended for counselling, or parenting class. I knew it would throw out whatever progress towards cooperation that we had made, and that I would be forced to go to court for my divorce, which could have been settled outside of it, had I not called. But at what price? The possibility that my child may continue to be punished unfairly, possibly extensively, and essentially turn my back and hope it would just "go away". What kind of mother would I be if I did that? Anyone out there still think I did the wrong thing?
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#10
11-29-2011, 01:41 PM
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You can't fix stupid unfortunately. You did the proper thing by reporting your concerns. If you could speak with the ex, it might have been easier to send him and email or something first, but in high conflict situations that's not always going to be possible.
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Keep reporting it. Involve the family doctor. Been there, done that. It sucks having to do appointments for EVERY little thing, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. Anyone else do 7 hours visits to the ER for a bum rash?
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