From what I'm reading, it looks like a lot of it is that a lot of the factors that correlate strongly with child abuse (poverty, drug use) also correlate with single parenthood.
You two carried me through that war. Now I need you to carry me just a little bit further. If you can.
Tracy ,'The Message'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Hil R. - Mar 01, 2012 9:30:25 am PST #24655 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Amy - Mar 01, 2012 9:33:48 am PST #24656 of 30001
Because books.
msbelle, I don't really snuggle my own cats, but I'll happily come make things in your slow cooker. If you make me cocktails.
§ ita § - Mar 01, 2012 9:34:13 am PST #24657 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't have time right now to read the whole article Hil, but I assume they back this up:
Children living with single parents may be at higher risk of experiencing physical and sexual abuse and neglect than children living with two biological parents
With the stipulation that the abuse is at the hands of the custodial parent, right?
msbelle - Mar 01, 2012 9:35:40 am PST #24658 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
snuggling may have been the wrong word. Sharing furniture in close proximity to cats is more accurate.
Hil R. - Mar 01, 2012 9:37:29 am PST #24659 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
With the stipulation that the abuse is at the hands of the custodial parent, right?
It looks like the article is focusing specifically on abuse within the home. So abuse by a day care provider wouldn't be counted, but abuse by a mother's live-in boyfriend would.
msbelle - Mar 01, 2012 9:39:50 am PST #24660 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I heard about this play on the radio at lunch and I want to go see it: [link]
Hil R. - Mar 01, 2012 9:40:36 am PST #24661 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I'm reminded of a scene from the first episode of Grace Under Fire. Grace has just left her abusive husband, taking their three kids. She enrolled them in a new school in their new town, and within a day or two, she gets a call from the school that her oldest son, age 10 or so, has gotten into a fight. When she goes to see the teacher, the teacher says, rather condescendingly, "I know that he comes from a broken home," and Grace responds, "No, his home WAS broken. I fixed it."
Burrell - Mar 01, 2012 9:43:41 am PST #24662 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
The article definitely seems to be delineating correlation, not causation. There's no claim there that single parent households lead to an increased incidence of abuse, in other words. At least no claim that jumps out at me, but I just skimmed it.
-t - Mar 01, 2012 9:46:52 am PST #24663 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I am inching towards ordering my life so I can do things like go hang out with msbelle for a bit, I wouldn't say I can see that goal from here, but it is the goal.
tommyrot - Mar 01, 2012 9:47:41 am PST #24664 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Am having BBQ pork for lunch. Every time I take a bite, I need to wipe BBQ sauce off my hands and mouth. Luckily, they have a roll of paper towels at every table.