Is this child abuse and should I call child protection services?

Question

Should a child that is 3 1/2 and still in diapers and sucking a bottle be investigated for child neglect?
My wifes house guest have a poop diaper kid running around and i want to call the child protection on them .....my sister Works there as a social worker so she would file this case immediatly
.............Should i call

Answer 1

Some doctors now waiting to at least 3 before being potty training. Besides the kid could be retarded.

Answer 2

It really doesn't sound like child abuse.......do they hit him/her or verbally abuse. Some children do develop slower, as far as the diaper could just be a convenience thing as they are house guests and don't want their child ruining your stuff, same with the bottle ........why would your sister file this case immediately anyway? What are the grounds for abuse other than what you have explained so far is a parenting style that isn't the same as yours. There is protocol to go through when reporting a neglect case

Answer 3

Your 17, most child protection services won't help anymore. But, like one mentioned, the Salvation Army is one choice, but have you considered Job Corps? They provide lodging and you earn money. When will you be 18. Soon I hope. You can join the military when your 18. You can sign up at 17 for when you turn 18. Your still in school. Go see your Guidance counselor. Let them know whats going on, they can be pretty resourceful. BTW, one mentioned get a new bank account, one they don't know about, that's a good idea. open your account with your next check. It might tick your Mom off, but just say you dropped your check on the way home. Play it off. Tell her you will tell them at work. That will buy you some time, because a job has to investigate, then conclude its missing. A job won't cut you a new check that fast on a lost check. Could take a month or 2. He He :P After time goes by and she is looking for this check, you can say they didn't believe you and won't cut you a new check. It's that simple. Then each week, deposit your check, take out a little for her, and say you took a pay cut, lol!!! Meanwhile your busy checking into these options.

Answer 4

look rob

is this legit??
ur kidding right?
why don't u call ur sister and ask her OFF record
about what to do.
u could always ask the dog to do it for u i suppose.
u were prepared to take in freezing dogs from the cold.
this is a human being. u should love that child.
there are really no hard and fast rules about potty training.
i have a lot of experience.
i looked after three on my own as a man.
if i were there, i would change his butt.
remember, some nurses and such like have to change
soiled pads of adults. the sick or the mentally ill.
this is just a child.
love that child.
ask for friendly advice but remember, maybe the parents
need HELP looking after the child. if there is no evidence of
maltreatment, u don't have a case.
just bcos someone is not a good parent, it does NOT
make them a child abuser. period.
good luck and try to lighten up just a little.
remember also that human beings are more important than dogs.

Answer 5

Some children are really stubborn at being trained and letting the bottle be taken away from them. Is the child being taken care of otherwise ? Does the Mother/Father feed the child other foods , then the bottle ? Does the parents keep the child clean. Are they good to the sweet little child ? Is there physical or verbal abuse ? If there are no signs of the things I have listed, then you need to discuss this with your wife, and if she agree's with you, then do it. Many children are im-mature and still cling to the bottle and are not trained. My sweet little boy was hard to train. Even at four years old he would do the big job in his pants. I would scold him and as time went on, he finally learned. If there is no neglect, then instead of calling child protection, advice the Parents to work harder to train the child and take the bottle away.

Answer 6

After reading all your questions, it seems to me that you are the one with the problem, you are the one treating this baby badly.

I think you are so jealous and angry that your wife has guests that you are taken your anger in the poor innocent child and trying to get your wife's guests into trouble, so they live your house, to my opinion you are a very selfish person that detests children’s, how there you compare a child with an animal, was that what you looked like when you were a child.

Go back to your questions and tell me if I'm wrong.

I'm a Mothercraft Nurse and there in nothing wrong about a toddler being in nappies, no child has an age marked saying they need to be out of nappies, they will be ready in their own time.

Grow up for goodness sake; I think that this poor little baby is more mature than you.

Answer 7

You need more info than that to say if a child is abused. They might not have the same parenting styles and beliefs you do BUT that doesn't mean it is neglect.

Does the child receive food? see a doctor when sick? get love and attention? have proper clothes? etc.?

Many children use a bottle or pacifier or blanket or diapers later than others. They will catch up.

Take Care. SD

Answer 8

That's not child abuse it just means they haven't fully potty trained the child yet or that it is bed time so the child is wearing night time diapers and there is nothing wrong with having a bottle children these days are forced to grow up too fast.

Answer 9

Not at all, some children take longer to be potty trained, sometimes it is the parent's negligence or lack of attention. If you see other signs as leaving the child dirty for long periods, or scared then yes, but having bottles and using diapers is not enough to say that the child is being mistreated.

Answer 10

You could talk to your sister about the situation. But there may be something wrong with the child.
If it is in your house, you can take the initiative to make sure the child is properly cared for. Help with potty training and offer a sippy cup instead of a bottle.

Answer 11

Absolutely not. It may conflict with your ideas of good parenting, but is not an act of neglectful, physical, or mental abuse. You should ask yourself why the situation makes you uncomfortable. Is it merely that you are offended or do you sense there is something more going on? A better question to ask is does this child and family deserve to have child services potentially monitor or separate them?