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In many states and school systems, children are routinely medicated to make them more amenable to school routines. What long term research done on these meds? Article deals with one psychotropic, but recently the UK has issued warnings to physicians about prescribing SSRI's to young...

In the absence of any regular advice --here is some that doesn't support punishing parents who don't follow them to the letter. -Special notes to new posters:I do not support the reform of reasonable force statutes that lead to punitive measures for parents who may use discipline within the...

R. Steve Walz would have us believe that if we just forced parents to stop using punishment, our world would turn into a paradise in which all children are treated well. But is that what would really happen? At present, people who choose to parent without punishing tend to be committed to an...

Not an outright ban against spanking (smacking as the brits call it) but close enough so that judges get to interpret it more than before. The old law was gutted that allowed "reasoable chastizement" from and 1860 judicial ruling. In other words, the steel clad protection for parents to hit...

Kids must learn that they are slaves of their parents and must work for them ! If they don't obey, they deserve spankings ! Kids must work in the Technetium Mines of Titan for 22 hours a day and if they don't work good, they will get more spankings !

Quiestion: In a state by state average, how many spankings by parents take place? How do they spank? And why? What other forms of punishment do they use instead? What ages do they start, and end? I just wonder if children are being spanked as much, the same, or less. I imagine there are areas...

Subject: MI: Weekly seminars about FIA illegalities Wayne St. University From: (Fern5827) Date: 7/7/2004 11:18 AM Eastern Daylight Time Message-id: Weekly seminars being conducted Mondays at Wayne St. University about FIA and CPS...

Because of the way CPS unnecessarily and often harshly intrudes into parental realms, Utah has appointed a 'PARENT CZAR' to protect families from their own government. Because CPS, DCFS in Utah has managed to alienate, and not help many families in Utah the state has seen fit to fund a defense...

On 08 Jul 2004 13:00:39 GMT, (Fern5827) wrote: They are still following US lead, where the Supremes have validated the legality of spanking IN EVERY STATE OF THE NATION. Ingraham v Wright (1979 or so) Ingram v Wright as not a spanking by parents issue. Nor did it...

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There is a purple ribbon project that was started in the heavens and desert storm that is becoming highly commendable. Trees and churches are being decorated with these purple ribbons. The purple ribbons represent the return of Jesus in the clouds and not on land! The second advent of Christ will...

Todays kids are so huge and strong, that the average parent cannot defeat and average 10yo anymore. It's impossible to spank them, with all their knowledge from TV such as Ninja fighting, Kung Fu and wrestling. So it's best to please your kids, or they will kick you butt so badly that you'll...

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CPS has such a negative reputation both in theory and in practice, that finally legislators are beginning to listen to families who have been harmed by DHS arbitrary decisions. http://www.familyrightsassociation.com Subject: AFRA rep will address Congress this week Ways & Means From:...

More of that good ol' corporal punishment. This time in service to an exorcism...we was just praying, say minister and mother. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,125236,00.html

Your help is needed... 1,071 signatures on the Petition requesting investigations of Child Protective Services in All States. Please sign and forward url to others. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/253404476 The petition has been sent to Rep. Wally Herger, Chairman, and Human Resources...

Article13 July 2004 The lock-up diet by Paul Campos Derbyshire County Council in England has threatened to take into care a nine-year-old girl, Samantha Collier, who weighs more than 13 stone. Samantha's parents claim that their daughter's weight problem is due to steroids that she took to...

Subject: NM: Annemarie's parents should sue CFYD for removal From: (Fern5827) Date: 7/8/2004 9:09 AM Eastern Daylight Time Message-id: New Mexico. It seems as if CPS in New Mexico acted capriciously and arbitrarily when they removed...

Another conservative idea -- prison privatization -- has created a contractual monster that must be fed with a constant stream of inmates. A variety of new police Gestapos have been created that help to keep the massive prison complex -- our own Gulag Archipelago -- filled. The most dangerous is...