With My husband we agreed that if we have read this book before we have any children this book could have changed our mind to raise a family in this continent. Unfortunately we haven't read this book and right now we are falsely accused of child abuse of our three sons age 9-9-2. Although we live in Canada the information presented in the book is very informative to handle the Child Protective Services and there case workers. Our children are in foster care right now because we don't have any family here who could have taken them into there homes. We are from Hungary. I recommend this book to all parents who is planning to raise a family or who already has a family, and most of all the case workers of the child protection services.

wexler's book should be required reading. i wish i could get "dr" laura to read this book. it would certainly give her pause before saying kids are better off in foster care or an institution than with their parents... the situation in our nation with respect to child protection is tragic. the power of these programs to act is beyond the power granted in the constitution to our police. no search warrent is needed. a child can be taken with notifying the parents, without review. the records are sealed. wexler has done a service by writing this book. recommended highly.

I have been involved with various aspects of the child protective service system for over 25 years. Based on my own experience, this book does not exaggerate the appalling dangers our families and children face at the hands of these systems. I found the accounts, chilling as they are, to be very accurate reflections of what I know to be everyday occurances in our child welfare system. This author has examined the data and the facts and done the homework that all of us should be doing.

This book is filled with terrific information for all types of cat owners and cat owners-to-be. The information is detailed but still very simple to understand. The author presents various options of what to do with your cat if your cat takes ill and guides you as to when a visit to the vet is necessary. The best thing about this book is that if you are a new cat owner and you really have no idea what is "normal" for a cat's behavior, this book will calm your nerves. I recommend it to everyone who either owns a cat or is about to. It is filled with valuable information!