mickeycat
Chatty Member
Phew, I've finally finished the last thread. I went to bed on page 10 and only got back on earlier this evening.
What an awful awful mess
Still catching up but just wanted to zip forward and say something about the E pushing the dog with her foot discussion previously.
Don't want to open up that whole can of worms again but just to say that to me, IF (and it didn't actually say she did) she did this in a cruel manner, it's concerning because children being cruel or violent towards animals can sometimes be a massive red flag that the child themselves is being abused or witnessing abuse - emotional, physical or neglect.
I say this as someone who works with children, is trained in child protection and has unfortunately seen this happen.
Having said that, the statements don't specifically say she did it particularly cruelly but nevertheless, it's something I would certainly take note of, like the psychologist has. It can help to build a bigger picture of what's really going on.
There's my tuppence - going back to pg 1 now!
What an awful awful mess
Still catching up but just wanted to zip forward and say something about the E pushing the dog with her foot discussion previously.
Don't want to open up that whole can of worms again but just to say that to me, IF (and it didn't actually say she did) she did this in a cruel manner, it's concerning because children being cruel or violent towards animals can sometimes be a massive red flag that the child themselves is being abused or witnessing abuse - emotional, physical or neglect.
I say this as someone who works with children, is trained in child protection and has unfortunately seen this happen.
Having said that, the statements don't specifically say she did it particularly cruelly but nevertheless, it's something I would certainly take note of, like the psychologist has. It can help to build a bigger picture of what's really going on.
There's my tuppence - going back to pg 1 now!