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Drugs and Alcohol get in the way

This is Part 3 of a series of videos that confronts many of the problems experienced by families who encounter the child protection system. In this episode, Tony discusses drugs and alcohol. Using alcohol need not be an issue but overdoing it certainly is a problem. Using drugs, particularly hard drugs, is definitely a problem. Focus on having your kids returned to you not the reason why they were taken. If you would like to comment, please do so in the comments below. Also, don't forget to subscribe and ring the notification bell. Doing so means you will be notified every time we post a new video.     To subscribe to our YouTube channel, click the Child Protection Party...

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Locking up kids - What are we teaching them?

  This is Part 2 of a series of videos that confronts many of the problems experienced by families who encounter the child protection system. In this episode, Tony discuss issues such as the age of criminal responsibility, the negative impact on children in residential care facilities, how the bad behaviour of children is often due to trauma and the fact that children often end up in detention centres for relatively minor offences, He then goes on to discuss a few ideas about how the Child Protection Party believes we should be addressing these issues Please let us know what you think in the comments.  To subscribe to our YouTube channel, click the Child Protection Party logo below and then...

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Managing Your Anger

When dealing with others, your attitude can have a positive impact on those people. It can also have a very negative impact upon them and their approach to dealing with you. In this video, Tony Tonkin discusses why it is important to manage your anger, justified though you may feel it to be.    To subscribe to our YouTube channel, click the Child Protection Party logo below and then click the Subscribe and Notification buttons on the YouTube page. You will then be notified when new videos are posted.  While you are there, check out our other videos on our YouTube channel.   

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