When CPS Takes a Child
When CPS takes a child from a parent, it feels like someone just dropkicked their heart clear out of their chest. No matter how it happened, parent/s and child can often be traumatized by Child Protective Services’ involvement. (Texas lawyers can answer basic...
Growing Up in a Motel
Many children have grown up on the Eloise books– but the hard truth is that growing up in a motel, as the invisible homeless, is typically far less glamorous. Visit the extended stay motels in any urban community and you’re bound to find children who are...
Not Everyone Can Parent
Can we all stop pretending, and admit that not everyone can parent? Parent is both a noun and a verb. But just because someone can birth a child does not mean one can parent effectively. We were reminded of that this week, sadly. A 35-year-old Texas mom named Laura...
