The forum I get a lot of my child related news from (man, the abuse and horrors they dig up from the news services... makes you sick) also posted this article. I applaud this mother. Considering what some parents resort to when overwhelmed and angry, this has got to be one of the better ways to handle it.
Mom Leaves Children At Fire Station For Bad Behavior
By Carl Willis
POSTED: 11:08 am CST January 12, 2008
HOUSTON -- A mother left her two children at a Cy-Fair fire station on Friday because they were misbehaving, officials told KPRC Local 2.Precinct 4 deputy constables said it was unusual but not illegal."She dropped the children off and said, 'You need to learn to behave,' or something to that effect," Lt. Michael Young said. "The children were a little nondescript in exactly what the mother said. She drove off."
Deputies were able to get the grandmother's name and number from the 8-year-old boy and 10-year-old girl. They called her and she called the mother, who eventually returned to Cy-Fair fire station 1.Deputies said the mother did not break the law."The mother's not going to jail so, yes in this particular case there aren't going to be any criminal charges," Young said.Authorities said that the state's "Baby Moses" law, which allows parents to leave babies at hospitals, fire departments or emergency medical service facilities, may apply to this case even though the children are well over the 60-day or younger age requirement written in the law.Deputies said they were just glad the siblings were unharmed."The kids are fine. They're well fed. They're well taken care of, they're in school," Young said. "They got a chance to play with the fire truck and look at it and watch some movies and talk with the chaplain here at the station."The children were not immediately handed back to the mother."She wants the kids back. But we're going to take them to CPS, let (them) look into the parenting aspects that this particular family is using to discipline their children," Young said.Child Protective Services officials said there are many services available to parents who may feel overwhelmed.
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Mom Leaves Children At Fire Station For Bad Behavior
By Carl Willis
POSTED: 11:08 am CST January 12, 2008
HOUSTON -- A mother left her two children at a Cy-Fair fire station on Friday because they were misbehaving, officials told KPRC Local 2.Precinct 4 deputy constables said it was unusual but not illegal."She dropped the children off and said, 'You need to learn to behave,' or something to that effect," Lt. Michael Young said. "The children were a little nondescript in exactly what the mother said. She drove off."
Deputies were able to get the grandmother's name and number from the 8-year-old boy and 10-year-old girl. They called her and she called the mother, who eventually returned to Cy-Fair fire station 1.Deputies said the mother did not break the law."The mother's not going to jail so, yes in this particular case there aren't going to be any criminal charges," Young said.Authorities said that the state's "Baby Moses" law, which allows parents to leave babies at hospitals, fire departments or emergency medical service facilities, may apply to this case even though the children are well over the 60-day or younger age requirement written in the law.Deputies said they were just glad the siblings were unharmed."The kids are fine. They're well fed. They're well taken care of, they're in school," Young said. "They got a chance to play with the fire truck and look at it and watch some movies and talk with the chaplain here at the station."The children were not immediately handed back to the mother."She wants the kids back. But we're going to take them to CPS, let (them) look into the parenting aspects that this particular family is using to discipline their children," Young said.Child Protective Services officials said there are many services available to parents who may feel overwhelmed.
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