Having worked for Child Protective Services I have seen both sides:
Most social workers are not 'some social worker' but a person working
with lots of supervision, incl. a judge. Unfortunately, their education
and training may not be very good.
And I've worked with hellish zealots whose main claim to knowing what
it's like to raise kids is babysitting their nephews or taking care of
their dogs.
I always tell people (and just did recently) that if you get a call from
CPS, call your lawyer immediately.
[log in to unmask]  Pat Barrett

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On Mon, 26 Dec 2005 01:57:49 -0600, Debby Padilla-Hudson
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> ...  but I fear this will set a precedent that
> government can start coming in telling people how to
> feed and school their children.

They already can.  As long as some social worker thinks whatever you're
doing might be abusive or neglectful (or just something they don't
understand), they can intervene and make your life a nightmare.

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   Robert Kesterson
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