Holiday stress can raise risk of child abuse

I sometimes feel obligated to expose bullshit.

Holiday stress can raise risk of child abuse

Along with seasonal delights, the holidays also can mean increased frustration and stress for parents — factors that can amplify the chances of child abuse or neglect.

Note: There is an interesting line in the middle of this article, just below where she points out once horriffic case of neglect.

While there are no firm statistics showing that child abuse or neglect cases dramatically go up during the holidays in San Antonio, more “egregious” cases tend to happen this time of year, Kellogg said.

Yet she'd like you to think that there is so that more people will call the holiday hotline.