Filling the Middle Ground between Parents and CPS.

In response to the recent story about "free-range" parenting, we posted a brief statement titled "Filling the Middle Ground between Parents and CPS." We hope you will take a look and let us know if you have any questions. We have also pasted an excerpt below. 

"As adults we all have a responsibility to the future of our nation.  The old saying “our children are our future” provides each of us with an opportunity to both serve our nation and to serve the well-being of our nation’s children.  Ensuring their healthy development is something that should be the norm, not the exception.

The recent story about two Maryland children who were walking home, unsupervised has created a firestorm of controversy and opinion. The incident pits the roles, responsibilities and decisions of parents against those of the agencies that, by law, are required to investigate even the suspicion of child maltreatment. To us, what this story shows is that striking the balance between those two things can be difficult, but that ultimately the responsibility must rest somewhere. And we believe that it rests with each of us."

Check it out. CWLA Analyzes How Budget Cuts Will Affect Children Through "These Cuts Won't Heal" Campaign.

FY 2011 federal budget negotiations compelled fellow National Movement for America's Children Founding Partner CWLA to launch a campaign to protect funding for programs serving vulnerable children and families. We invite you to learn more here about the way these programs are threatened and how weakened programs would undermine healthy child development and harm children and families. Visit the "These Cuts Won't Heal" website here to access program specific analysis and summaries of the recent budget battles.