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Child Abuse: Germany is Shocked into Hosting a Childcare Summit Next Week

By rochelle moore, published Dec 19, 2007
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An emergency Childcare Summit is being held in Berlin next week in a bid to deal with their culture of deference and to address the evergrowing numbers of child deaths, abuse and neglect. This Summit should have been held years ago and unfortunately, it has come four years too late for little baby Celine.

Just two week the politicians, representatives of childcare organizations and anyone who could jump onto the bandwagon, did just that. "Too little, too late!".
This malee to speak to the press came about when police in the city of Paulen entered an apartment of a woman they call Susan F. They found the bodies of three newborn baby girls and when they asked the Mother to explain her answer was;
"They just died on their own so I disposed of them". " None of the neibours nor Susan F's boyfriend admitted to knowing anything about the pregnancies nor the death of the newborn little sisters.

The three tiny little sisters were born as follows, Celine was forn in 2003 and her little frozen body was found in the family freezer with a tiny woollen hat on her head. Her two sisters, who have no names, were born in 2004 and 2005. This story hit the headlines however was knocked from it's perch within a few hours when more news of a schizophernic Mother in Northern Germany tranquilized and smothered her five young boys. No wonder the Politicians were out in force trying to point the finger at anyone but themselves.

The decentralized, state-by-state approach to childcare in Germany is just not working. In some states, when a child is born, the Hospital does not have to register the birth and the child only comes into the light of the Government when first attending school. In the western state of Saarland a new system of mandetory health check was introduced. If a child did not attend school or for appointments, a social worker calls to the home to check up and ascertain if everything is in order. Other states are trying to set-up a similar method however the Federal Government in Berlin rejected the calls for uniform guidelines.

Child Abuse: Germany is Shocked into Hosting a Childcare Summit Next Week

CHILD ABUSE - DO SOMETHING NOW!

Credit: Rochelle Moore

Copyright: Rochelle Moore

Takeaways
  • German Emergency Meeting on Child Abuse - in memory of baby Celine
  • The Federal Government of Berlin reject calls for uniform childcare guidelines
  • Baby Celine found in family freezer
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Child abuse, in any country, must be dealt with as a priority by the Government. I hope this story about little baby Celine will draw attention to the much needed re-organization within Germany on the issue of childcare, child deaths, child abuse...
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fantastic reporting

Posted on 12/21/2007 at 10:12:08 AM

 
ROCHELLE - this is an article of honesty,courage & guts.

Posted on 12/21/2007 at 8:12:58 AM

 
Just back from Iraq where I was covering a story. I've seen some things in my life that would make your toes curl. Your article is one of them Rochelle. Your reporting is straight with no punches barred. Well done on this article. Heart wrenching. Free

Posted on 12/21/2007 at 8:12:40 AM

 
wow am speechless

Posted on 12/21/2007 at 7:12:53 AM

 
U said it Rochelle "TOO LITTLE TOO LATE" heartbreaking!

Posted on 12/21/2007 at 7:12:34 AM

 
WELL DONE! Unfortunately this is a problem across the globe and one that needs to be addressed NOW SUCH A SAD and TRUE STORY It makes me sick to think of those children Thank you for sharing this with us

Posted on 12/21/2007 at 7:12:38 AM

 
rochelle this is heartbreaking. That poor little newborn baby Celine and her two sisters...makes me cry. Not only have you highlighted the dilemma in Germany, you have shown other cases (the one where the mother hid her kids in flower pots) ... I cant even begin to think how someone could do that to their own child Excellent formulated article. So sad. Poor baby Celine.

Posted on 12/21/2007 at 7:12:33 AM

 
excellent article. Poor little Celine. I can see why you selected to use just one childs name. WELL DONE ON BRINGING THIS TO AC

Posted on 12/19/2007 at 10:12:44 AM

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