Should I contact the youth welfare office?
Hey lovelies😊
I have a question that I'm a little unsure how to handle. We live in an apartment building with a lot of apartments, and it seems like we're constantly getting new neighbors. For the past five weeks, a single mother and her 6-year-old daughter have been living two apartments down from us. The woman is still quite young herself; I'd guess maybe 25.
I've noticed several times now that she's not home in the evenings and leaves her daughter alone, especially on weekends. I know she's not at work because she works at the supermarket where I always shop and sometimes see her there during the day. This morning, the little girl rang our doorbell and asked me if I could help her get the cereal out of the cupboard because it was too high for her. I made her breakfast and asked her if it was normal for her to be alone in the morning, and she said it happens often…
If I had a 6-year-old daughter, I would never leave her completely alone for more than a few minutes, especially not overnight and then still not be home in the morning. So I'm wondering if I should contact child welfare services? I don't want to cause any trouble with our neighbors, but I'm really worried about the little girl. What do you think?
I would be happy to hear your thoughts on this🫶🏼
Best regards, Fendi🥰
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I’d be looking for a conversation with the neighbor first.
Who knows, maybe she is freshly separated, has financial problems and therefore another job and the daily routine is not yet optimally played with child, jobs and care. Let’s say Grandma or a friend of the mother wants to support, but he has to get himself free or something because everything is still fresh.
Whether you turn on the Youth Office, I would depend on the conversation. So how the mother reacts, even though she may not tell you every detail of her life.
Keep an eye on this and tell the child that there can be something.
Therefore, the child himself asked the questioner for help in making breakfast and made her aware of the domestic situation.
I’d carefully formulate this – not that the poor child gets trouble with the mother in the end, because it’s been ringing for help with strangers.
Certainly, fingertips are in demand.
Well, she can be working somewhere at night. some people have several jobs.
that doesn’t make it better to leave the little ones at home. how sad it seems that the child is already used to it.
if I couldn’t pay a babysitter and didn’t have a family that can watch, I would at least ask my neighbour to have an eye on it – to trust with keys or something.
but in general I would not go to work and leave the child himself – not for a few minutes. even in a few minutes can happen a misfortune. in Germany there are some financial aids for single-parent women so that they do not have to leave the child unattended all day.
by the way, you can also contact the jugendamt anonymously.
I’d ring with the young woman and ask her if she needs my help. Don’t always shoot at sparrows with guns.
It’s not normal. If I have to work so much that my child is almost alone all the time, I’d rather ask for citizen money with a job by the way, as long as I have something better. Or do another new training. But leave a 6-year-old child alone for such a long time is not at all!!!
That’s not good, but I guess the woman has to do a side job so she can get the money.
Can’t be that the child’s father pays no maintenance.
I’d probably offer help to the woman before I turn on the Youth Office.
I personally would say that she greatly neglected the child
I’d rather do too much than too little. The little one could also come to the idea of frying mirror eggs and then burns the whole bud.
I’ll do it
Can’t hurt.