Karen Matthews found guilty of her own Daughter's kidnapping.....

[natalielongstaff]

My eldest suffers greatly with her ENT, since an infant she has had more anti-biotics that I care to think about. I got to the stage where I hunted down homopathic remedies (from a fantastic local chemist) and treated it myself along with an over the counter anti-inflamatory for children (Nurofen for children). My SIL told me about another breathing/pain relief remedy for children called Medised, I had never heard of it. I gave it to DD one night when she had a heavy cold and I knew an ear infection would follow, and by golly SIL was right it knocked out my DD and she slept right through the night which, at the time I thought was a god send. If only I had known the night before when I gave it to her what it was going to do to DD's mood the next day - she was unbearable for about 48hours after, I put it down to that particular product. It just seemed too strong for her, I have never given it to my girls since.
My point is, surely Shannon could have suffered the side effects of the cocktail of drugs she had been given, this in turn could have made her a more eratic, unstable child that was difficult to parent.
So sad.

my kids never have medised for that reason, its vile stuff...loads of parents swaer by it tho

 

[natalielongstaff]

Drat! I missed the Panorama programme. Does anyone know if it's likely to be screened again?

It will be on bbci player

 

[PoppyAnna]

my kids never have medised for that reason, its vile stuff...loads of parents swaer by it tho

Evil stuff, for my girls, anyway. I'm not anti giving the girls what they need, the temp that eldest DD gets with Tonsilitus is unbelivable and would be very dangerous not to control, and sometimes she has to be dual dosed with Calpol and Nurofen at the same time, it's that bad. I just think you have to be sensible about it.
Obviously Shannon Matthews wasn't being given these type of child friendly preparations.

 

[hildasmuriel]

I've just watched it on BBCi.

I agreee with a lot of what that Police Chief said. Matthews has contributed nothing at all to society, just continued to reproduce and take, take, take from the welfare state. That would be annoying if she was at least looking after her children and bringing them up to the best of her ability, but she was an awful, awful parent who drugged her daughter for at least 20 months and then plotted this awful crime.

I consider her to be scum - the lowest kind of human who deserves condemnation rather than the pity she wants.

 

[islandmum]

this is where I would be a fan of forceful sterilization .... unfortunately the law deems it against a womans human rights.

have to say I'm more concerned with how many more of these abused children are born to these types of women.

she shouldnt see the light of day for a very long time and should never EVER be able to resume contact with any of her children for the restof her life.

I have no sympathy, compassion or forgiveness for parents who abuse their children.

 

[islandmum]

my kids never have medised for that reason, its vile stuff...loads of parents swaer by it tho

I have to medicate my youngest - he gets child migraines and the only way to keep the pain down and let him sleep is nurofen. I believe in using medication for the right reasons, although oldest boy hasnt had any need for anything for a couple of years now.

For them its purely a pain relief or something to bring down a fever.

 

[natalielongstaff]

I have to medicate my youngest - he gets child migraines and the only way to keep the pain down and let him sleep is nurofen. I believe in using medication for the right reasons, although oldest boy hasnt had any need for anything for a couple of years now.

For them its purely a pain relief or something to bring down a fever.

yes thats totally different i use calpol and nurofen on my kids at times, some of my friends tho brag that they use medised BECAUSE it makes them docile and that i beleive is wrong.

 

[natalielongstaff]

I agreee with a lot of what that Police Chief said. Matthews has contributed nothing at all to society, just continued to reproduce and take, take, take from the welfare state. That would be annoying if she was at least looking after her children and bringing them up to the best of her ability, but she was an awful, awful parent who drugged her daughter for at least 20 months and then plotted this awful crime.

I had a lot of respect for him , he talked a lot of sense to me

 

[islandmum]

yes thats totally different i use calpol and nurofen on my kids at times, some of my friends tho brag that they use medised BECAUSE it makes them docile and that i beleive is wrong.

why the heck would any sane person want their kids docile

I know people who use medications for kids on long haul flights to slightly sedate them, infact we used Phenegan when we took our oldest at the time to Singapore when he was 5 months old as he was teething at the time with his first tooth and REALLY upset in the early evening. Just before the flight I gave him a measure, it was an evening take off, he slept well and was fine after.

Much as there are days when I do wish the my little angels were much more quiet, the only way I try to achieve this is giving them a lunch so huge they need a sleep afterwards

 

[thelittlemermaid83]

Has Karen Matthews ever worked or has she claimed off the goverment all her life?

 

[natalielongstaff]

Has Karen Matthews ever worked or has she claimed off the goverment all her life?

Apparently she is now working in the prison

 

[thelittlemermaid83]

Apparently she is now working in the prison

Yeah i heard she got a job as a cleaner in the prison, after looking at her house that looked like it was never cleaned i wonder how she managed to get that job.

 

[natalielongstaff]

good point Emma

 

[Lizzybear]

I think it's galling that people are told to report child abuse if they suspect it and then when they do action may or may not be taken Not quite sure why the children's names being on the child protection register for 9 months magically means that they're no longer at risk?! I think it's disgraceful that in a developed nation so many children/families seem to be falling through the cracks, so to speak.