Social media has changed the landscape in terms of adopted people tracing their birth relatives to such an extent that service providers here "are out of step with the reality".
That was one of the findings highlighted by participants in a Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) review and consultation on the potential introduction of open or semi-open adoption in Ireland.
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Showing posts with label social media. Show all posts
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Saturday, July 27, 2019
Monday, February 04, 2019
Parents Reminded To Be Careful On Social Media During Custody Battles
Parents are being reminded of the dangers of social media when it comes to custody battles, with some cases being impacted by emotional Facebook posts and secret filming of partners and children.
One instance that has come to light in cases is where custody has been lost due to inappropriate Facebook posts seeming to joke about violence.
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One instance that has come to light in cases is where custody has been lost due to inappropriate Facebook posts seeming to joke about violence.
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Sunday, January 14, 2018
Mom Makes Joke About Selling Son For $12, Gets Investigated By CPS
A proud mother found herself under investigation for human trafficking for joking about her three-year-old son on Twitter.
“This time last week, I was the subject of a human-trafficking investigation,” Magnolia State Live writer Alex McDaniel wrote in October.
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Saturday, October 28, 2017
Actually, Social Media Is Ruining Parenting
A few weeks ago, a mom named Alex McDaniel, wrote a seemingly benign joke on Twitter: "3-year-old for sale. $12 or best offer." Soon after the tweet, Child Protective Services showed up at her doorsteps with concerns over human trafficking. McDaniel is known for documenting the cute things her son does and says, but apparently a stranger didn't find this particular comment all that cute. There's a multitude of reasons why social media is actually ruining parenting, and McDaniel's story is just one example. Parents are using social media in seemingly harmless ways without realizing that not everyone gets their jokes or cares about everything they have to say.
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