Some things are not common in this part of the world. I only used to hear about child services in movies and unfortunately, it's mostly the negative scenes, when the child is trying to abuse the power vested in them by the authority to report unfair treatments from their parents or adults.
I watched a video clip some time ago. Junior's mother assigned junior a task and junior refused to execute it, when the mom realized he disobeyed her, she scolded junior. Junior in response to the mother's reaction quickly called the police to report that his mom was abusing his right.
It sounded funny, in this part of the world, after God, the next person in authority is our parents, before the government or any constituted authority.
I know that some parents are overly strict and harsh with discipline. I came from such a family, so I can relate, but there's always a good side to it.
Today, I am grateful that I got that kind of training. My father doesn't need to speak to us twice before we execute any task.
It doesn't matter your age, once the time is 7:00pm, all of us are already at home. If by mistake you disrespect the elderly, you will wish that day never existed in your life. I feel bad that he is no more. But the training he gave me is something I'll always be thankful for.
Some things we call “harsh treatments” are what the child needs to be properly groomed. I am not saying the parents should make it too extreme, recklessly beating the child or assigning hard punishments all the time, no, that will make you look like the devil before your child. But a little spanking and a little scolding is sufficient.
I am for child services, I love what they are doing for those beautiful souls. It is not common in my place but from what I used to read and watch especially in movies and I believe it is true, and I commend their efforts.
The truth is some parents are mean, they treat these young ones with so much hate that I wonder if they came out of them. I have heard of parents who took their child's lives in the name of discipline, I have seen parents who inflicted injuries that left indelible marks on their children, all in the name of correcting him/her.
I have seen parents who denied their children food for days, and some even shut them up in an unconducive corner without water or food. It sounds too fictional to be real, but it's true: some people do it.
The fact that a child came from you, you adopted him/her, or they are registered in your name doesn't give you the right to abuse them. They are young, all they need from you is love, correction, and a better life, not abuse.
Child services, I believe, are responsible for handling these terrible situations and ensuring that every child enjoys their right to the core and gets the best in life.
It's such a beautiful initiative, however, their services also complicate things at times.
Once some children realize they have the right to report their parents or guardians to the authorities, the problem begins. At every little correction that they deem isn't fair they don't hesitate to report.
The parents in that situation would have to be careful in raising the child, sometimes even overlooking situations that deserve to be corrected with a spank and a scold.
I don't know how strict child services are but for parents to be compliant, I am sure it is not funny. In such situations, they are doing the child more harm than good.
I believe that no parents hate the child that comes out of them, and even if they go harsh on them, sometimes it is out of love to the end that they will impact morals into the child.
In view of that, I think if child services would be kind enough to consider the kind of cases being reported to them by children and expunged some of them, especially parents scolding a child, spanking them, and forcing them to do their chores or other tasks, it would be nice.
And if they can't eliminate them, they should carry out a proper investigation before pronouncing judgment on the parents, because some children may lie just to see that their parents were sanctioned for making them do things they do not want to do.
Also, some parents can lie as well, they can abuse the child and still try to use adult smartness to cover up, but if the matter is being scrutinized, taking days to properly dig the issues out, the defaulter would be discovered, and until then, punishments should not be assigned.
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