just to add insult to injury, the 'final verdict' on the matter of Aunts partner and dragging children out of kitchen leaving marks... SW's manager has spoken to mum, who says that is ridiculous, of course it wouldn't happen and if it had she wouldn't take child back again... so obviously as she is ...

i accept it was only one incident, and 1 burn mark, and as you say if they go in too heavy handed too soon they risk any further abuse being hidden. I guess also its a hard one to prove too, however i cannot see how a child 'walking into an ashtray' or 'bumping into mums cigarette' can cause a burn ...

to a degree i understand, but how much does the child have to take and how much damage has to be done before anyone does anything...? And when they did have evidence (burn mark on child's face, and child saying to SW that mums b/f had done it they said there was nothing they could do as mum denied i...

ok, Sw went to see Granddaughter at nursery, is quite happy with her and Granddaughter didn't say anything so nothing more can or needs to be done...! My son is fuming, and says he isnt going to let it drop. This is a man CS themselves said in a report he was obviously violent and further investigat...

Thanks Irene, The SW was going to speak to Granddaughter at nursery today and talk to her about her visit to mummy and what she did ect, It was already in the court notes last year that my Granddaughter had said Aunts partner 'smashed me'. I wish CS would actually do something rather than sit around...

More updates It was contact with mum and baby sister again today. This time mum got her mum (maternal grandmother) to pick her up and take her to sisters (aunt) who has 4 children of her own, the youngest being the same age as my granddaughter. Apparently Aunt's partner was in bed, so the children w...

Thank you both for your replies, Irene - sadly, no i guess we didn't really expect it to change once the court was over, but not having had any dealings with mum for several months and being reassured by CS that she had changed and matured, there was a glimmer of hope that maybe they were right. Due...

Hello everyone, Well, it went back to court on 24th June. Mum wanted joint care, but it was decided that would be too disruptive for my Granddaughter, that she should be in one place or the other, and that mum wouldn't be able to cope with her and new baby full time not only SW and guardians opinion...

Hello Suzie , Thank you for your kind words and the link to Family Lives, which i will have a good look at. I cannot say how happy i am that things have turned out how they have. I am really pleased and proud of my Son for his achievements. As his mother, i always knew he was capable, but he had to ...

Yes, also a good idea. Its obviously not something she knows she is doing, but it needs to be controlled, by us and her. She always calms down when Daddy cuddles her. When she starts getting stroppy he will give her a cuddle and tell her to calm down, which works for a few minutes. I asked her for a...