On Friday June 10th it is the NSPCC’s Childhood day, a day to focus on children.
This is what it says on their website:
“Half a million children a year suffer abuse in the UK. That means 7 children in a classroom experience abuse before they turn 18. To be there for more children, we need everyone to play their part across the country to help stop abuse.”
I will and do of course do anything to help children who are being abused.
All of us should be appalled at those figures, but for me there is one fundamental error here.
It is estimated that over 2, million children in the UK suffer the emotional abuse of unjustified estrangements from grandparents. Like me you might question why that statistic is not included?
For several years we have tried to get the NSPCC to understand the long term damage estrangement has on children.
The have low self esteem, no self worth and can find it difficult with their own relationships.
Children who have been unjustifiably estranged have no trust in the adults around them, as they have been lied to.
In all communication I have had from the NSPCC, they will refuse to publicly acknowledge the damage done to those 2, million children.
I would urge you all to write to them.
Abuse of children be that physical or emotional is appalling and we must shout it out for the sake of all children, children are suffering everyday from having those they love removed from their lives be that their parents, grandparents or other family members.
No child, unless there is a proven safeguarding issue, should have to face half of their family being erased, to do so means you erase half of that child.
So please put pressure on the NSPCC to do whats right for ALL children including children being denied contact with their loved ones.
