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Lansing Dad Sentenced to Prison For Years of Violently Abusing And Neglecting Kids
Yenier Conde, a 33-year-old father living in Lansing with his wife and five children, was sentenced to prison recently for the role he played in the violent abuse of his children for years. According to the detective who investigated the scene, the dark room where the five Conde children were locked up, often without food…
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Should The Public See Child Death Investigation Results From The Ombudsman?
Right now in Michigan, the only people who are allowed to see the results of an investigation into the death of a child conducted by the Ombudsman are those who can file complaints with the agency. In other words, the parents and guardians of the deceased children, their attorneys, and other mandated reporters or legislators.…
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When is it Okay to Leave Your Child Unattended in Michigan?
This is a question we get asked a lot by parents who are caught up in protracted battles with CPS over the issue of child neglect. And the truth is, it can be a little challenging to answer. Because there isn’t a one-size-fits-all response. After all, there are a lot of factors involved in deciding…
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Can You be a Free Range Parent in Michigan And Not be Accused of Neglect?
How do you encourage your children to be independent, self-reliant, and responsible as they grow up? According to the free range parenting movement, you encourage them to function as independently as possible, with limited parental supervision, while still expecting them to be accountable and responsible for their actions. It’s a movement that’s slowly gaining in…
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Having Kids With You When You Break The Law is a Game Changer! (Pt 2)
Hi there and welcome back. We’ve been talking about how breaking the law gets you into trouble, but having kids with you when you do it makes the consequences so much worse! As soon as you’re dealing with the cops and they see you have kids with you they’re going to call CPS. And once…
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Having Kids With You When You Break The Law is a Game Changer! (Pt 1)
It’s amazing how a single factor in a situation can alter the outcome of a situation is a major way. For example, if you get pulled over after having a few drinks, you’re likely to end up facing a DUI charge. But if you get pulled over after a few drinks and the officer discovers…
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Can Parenting Classes Reduce CPS Intervention For Michigan Families? (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us. We’ve been looking at the subject of parenting classes, and how they can help parents avoid CPS interactions in the future. As we shared in the previous article, one mother from Bay City, who had lost her daughter to CPS, took a parenting class and said it turned…
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Can Parenting Classes Reduce CPS Intervention For Michigan Families? (Pt 1)
Go down to your local community center and you’ll probably find that somewhere on their schedule, mixed in with the yoga, the gardening classes and the soccer games, are parenting classes. They sound unassuming – after all, who needs a class to teach you something humans have been doing for millenia? But as it turns…
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Will Faith Healing Couple Face Child Abuse Charges After All?
Joshua and Rachel Piland have been in the news a lot lately. Between CPS and the Michigan family court, they have been caught between a rock and a hard place since making the controversial decision to refuse medical care for their baby based on their religion. It all started when their baby daughter, Abigail, was…
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Are CPS Workers Now Also Mandatory Reporters For Animal Abuse in Michigan?
When people think of the words “CPS worker” and “mandatory reporter” they tend to think in terms of child abuse. Specifically, the fact that CPS workers are mandatory reporters themselves, and the fact that when a mandatory reporter calls in report suspect child abuse, it’s a CPS worker that shows up to investigate. But a…
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