discussion https://www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk/ en Culture of silence https://www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk/blogs/cathy-glass/culture-silence <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--title--blog.html.twig x field--node--title.html.twig * field--node--blog.html.twig * field--title.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <span>Culture of silence</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--uid--blog.html.twig x field--node--uid.html.twig * field--node--blog.html.twig * field--uid.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <span> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'username' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/user/templates/username.html.twig' --> <span lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Cathy Glass</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/user/templates/username.html.twig' --> </span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--created--blog.html.twig x field--node--created.html.twig * field--node--blog.html.twig * field--created.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <span>Fri, 05/31/2013 - 09:33</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'links__node' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * links--node.html.twig x links.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/tfnetwork/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/tfnetwork/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-introduction--blog.html.twig * field--node--field-introduction.html.twig * field--node--blog.html.twig * field--field-introduction.html.twig * field--text-long.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-introduction field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item">A couple of weeks ago I posted a small piece on the social networking website Facebook saying that a child I was looking after had been tied to his chair as a punishment. There was no risk of the child being identified but I was so incensed by the harm done to this child that I wanted to share what had happened. I feel it is important that the public are aware that this type of chastisement is still used sometimes and that it is very wrong. One of the reasons I write my fostering memoirs is to try and raise public awareness in the hope of reducing child abuse, as well as educating the public to report it.</div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--body--blog.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--blog.html.twig * field--body.html.twig * field--text-with-summary.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>However, I wasn’t prepared for the reaction to this post. As well as the sheer number of responses – hundreds of posts within half an hour – feelings ran very high. Many of those who posted comments were shocked by the abuse and felt it was important that people knew. Others didn’t want to know, and posted comments to the effect that they heard enough about child abuse in the media and didn’t want to hear more. While others still, incredibly, tried to justify the treatment of the boy by saying that the parents may not have known what they were doing because they had mental health problems or were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.</p> <p>People counter-responded - with post upon post. Then the comments became personal between those posting, and then derogatory. After an hour I removed the post and with it the comments. I was shocked and saddened by some of the views expressed, and very concerned that a sizeable proportion of those who posted would rather not have known that a child had been abused. A culture of silence allows abuse to breed. What do you think? Was I wrong to post the comment and try and raise awareness? I don’t think so.</p> <p>Cathy Glass (<a href="http://www.cathyglass.co.uk/" title="Cathy's website">www.cathyglass.co.uk</a>)</p> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-blog-tags--blog.html.twig * field--node--field-blog-tags.html.twig * field--node--blog.html.twig * field--field-blog-tags.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-blog-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/902" hreflang="en">abuse</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/903" hreflang="en">awareness</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/904" hreflang="en">punishment</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/905" hreflang="en">physical harm</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/906" hreflang="en">discussion</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/328" hreflang="en">Cathy Glass</a></div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="flag.link_builder:build" arguments="0=node&amp;1=6180&amp;2=favourite_content" token="7Hyx1JqI2ZcVla08OUJUjXCy_SXoo9n_n0AAMRPCvVA"></drupal-render-placeholder> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-comment--blog.html.twig * field--node--field-comment.html.twig * field--node--blog.html.twig * field--field-comment.html.twig x field--comment.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/comment/templates/field--comment.html.twig' --> <section> <h2>Add new comment</h2> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderForm" arguments="0=node&amp;1=6180&amp;2=field_comment&amp;3=comment" token="fKnDWR1vqlxrhhLJEO-iRn5QWvwk-CX1bnoj1cfQg7o"></drupal-render-placeholder> </section> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/comment/templates/field--comment.html.twig' --> Fri, 31 May 2013 09:33:57 +0000 Cathy Glass 6180 at https://www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk https://www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk/blogs/cathy-glass/culture-silence#comments