I am from a city called Airdrie, AB. Canada. My children were returned to me nov 1, 2003. However, once accused, you are always in focus of child protection services. Unfortunately, in Canda or Us, you can and will be harrassed by child protection till they reach of age. If you have kept all appts ect and assessments, then someone in child protection does not like you. Or you are not doing something they want you to do. It's yes maan, no maam to those people, do so and get your kids back. My children just did not like the boyfriend, and they were occasionally spanked by me, leaving no marks ect. They also accused me of child abuse on grounds of yelling at my children. I was not charged because rcmp of canada, found my children to be lieing, so did the parent assesser. Still, they kept my children. Wrongfull accusations by social services is still done all over this world, with no drawbacks to them, because you need big bucks for the legal system. And goverments have big pockets, and social workers desire career recognition. In Canada, we have some organizations, but again, they have to change laws ect. which take time. Your mental abuse by this system, whether Canadian or Amercian can leave you devastated. Hang tuff my friend. My boyfreind left me, partly in fear of child protection services, and because he obviously was a man who wasn't man enough to stand by me. (nither of us were guilty of child abuse) You have a church or support people such as friends I hope. Every day without your children is a hardship no one should endure. Take my word for it, your children are not happy in foster care, and believe me, they want you too. Like I said, yes maam, no maam, and never, never admit to child abuse, (whether, social services, wants you to or not). Take parenting classes, (on your own), read books, there are definatley other ways of disciplining our children. Use all government resources, at their cost, not yours. If you have an ADD child, as I do, check with doctors and other parents of ADD children. I wish we could stop our goverments from doing this to our families, and not enough people have gone thru this or they accept they are abusing their children, when they are not. Child Abuse is a sticker put on their foreheads, they are scared they will be tagged this way by their co-workers, their freind and family and their church. Do your part, my friend, find others in your situation, have them stand with you. Get letters from your family and friend that know your family, send them to your gov't official. I am a single parent, with severe lack of time, but if I can help one more parent every day, maybe I can do a little here and there, but hopefully eventually, and politically, I hope to start a "coaltion for the wrongfully accused" Maybe, you can think about this too. Please let me say, that child protections servises are needed in your country and in mine, but they waste too much time and gov't money on people like us, instead of real child abusers
GET YOUR KIDS BACK AS FAST AS YOU CAN, AND FORGET ABOUT YOUR PRIDE. YES MAAM! NO MAAM!