Strix Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 It's not, and not everybody finds it easy to accept 'help', as it can be seen as a measure of failure Befriend her, don't bombard her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc55 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 good luck - it's nice that neighbours are looking out for each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Please update this thread with any news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanadora Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I work with children and I would not suggest that you contact anyone. The 3 year old should be accessing a childcare centre to use their free pre-school funding grant entitlement and the 5 year old should be or will shortly be attending school, if the child's home environment is having a knock on effect on the child's well being, both physically and emotionally this will be picked up on and acted upon by the staff and referred to the appropriate agency if needed. As suggested above the most helpful thing you can do is be there to listen and support, often in situations like this being able to vent to someone who will listen and understand can make a massive difference, start small with a drink and general chat and build up to voicing your concerns. The only time to act upon this would be if abuse in any form was suspected. Also check out the link, it might help you understand a bit more: https://www.safeguardingsheffieldchildren.org.uk/welcome/informationchildrenfamiliespublic/informationpublic If you are concerned this number will put you through to a 24/7 line to speak to a social worker (0114) 273 4855 Hope that helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 I work with children and I would not suggest that you contact anyone. The 3 year old should be accessing a childcare centre to use their free pre-school funding grant entitlement and the 5 year old should be or will shortly be attending school, if the child's home environment is having a knock on effect on the child's well being, both physically and emotionally this will be picked up on and acted upon by the staff and referred to the appropriate agency if needed.Has anybody told the 3 year old that this is the case? There are no guarantees that any agency will pick up on such domestic problems. If that was true, the NSPCC wouldn't need to run the ads they do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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