Tag: Parental Rights
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Cultural Misunderstandings Can Lead to CPS Interventions in Michigan. (Pt 1)
Michigan is a melting pot of cultures, ethnicities, and racial variety. Between the extensive immigrant and resettled refugee populations, and the many people living here whose parents and grandparents came here from other countries, you’d be hard-pressed to not find just about every corner of the world represented. But while the rich diversity of cultures,…
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Studies Show Mediation Results in Faster, Better Outcomes in CPS Cases
Earlier this year the Michigan Supreme Court released the results of a study that evaluated Michigan’s Child Protection Mediation (CPM) process when used as an alternative means of achieving permanency in child welfare cases. (The term ‘permanency’ in this case means children being returned to their permanent homes where they live with their families, as…
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Think CPS Won’t Come After You Because You’re a “Good” Parent? Think Again! (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us again for this difficult but necessary conversation about CPS. Specifically, we’ve been talking about how easy it is to get ‘red-flagged’ by CPS and end up being labeled as a “bad” parent, even when you’re doing your very best to be a good one. As we mentioned in…
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Think CPS Won’t Come After You Because You’re a “Good” Parent? Think Again! (Pt 1)
Think about the articles you read online and in the news. Anytime parents are mentioned as being accused of child abuse or having CPS remove their children or petition the courts to have their parental rights terminated, these extreme measures are explained as warranted. After all, these parents have been accused of abusing or neglecting…
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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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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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“Faith-based Healing” Parents Defend Their Choices in Court
This case has been controversial from day one. It has brought on all sorts of arguments, from issues of religious freedom, to parenting rights, medical neglect, and child abuse. And what’s interesting is that all sides have made some valid points. But what remains an indisputable fact, regardless of anyone’s perspectives and beliefs, is that…
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CPS FYI: Facts about CPS That Every Michigan Parent Needs to Know (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us. If you’re just finding this article now for the first time, it means you missed the intro and we recommend you spend a couple of minutes getting caught up here. And now that we’re all on the same page, let’s pick up where we left off, after talking…