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In reply to the discussion: My 15 year old daughters reaction to "Laptop dad" [View all]Ikonoklast
(23,973 posts)One is an attorney who does pro bono work fpor the court as guardian ad litem for troubled youth, one a police officer that specializes in domestic violence and juvenile deliquency, and one a child therapist.
All three are required reporters, and the opinion of all three is that the daughter needs to be interviewed outside of the home, as there are definitely signs of an abusive family atmosphere present and that taking only one parent's word for what is happening inside that family is a recipe for disaster.
They were appalled at the video, and the use of violence as a problem-solving tool was seen as a possible flag for other problems within that family.
But what do they know, they only have a combined fifty-seven years of experience dealing with troubled youth and families.