What happens when the system meant to protect children becomes deaf to their pain… and blind to their parents’ love?
In David vs. Goliath – A Father’s Cry, a father recounts his four-year struggle against an all-powerful institution. This book is neither a vendetta nor a settlement of scores. It is the clear-eyed testimony of an ordinary man caught in a machine beyond his control: a youth protection system where administrative decisions sometimes take precedence over human reality.
Through a narrative that is both intimate and documented, the author retraces the events that led to the separation of his family: the successive placements of his children, the institutional silences, the contradictions, and the visible and invisible wounds left by a process supposed to act "in the best interests of the child."
This book raises essential questions:
How do we truly define the best interests of the child?
Who protects the children when the system fails?
And what is left for parents when their voice is no longer heard?
Written with rigor, dignity, and without hatred, this testimony is intended for parents, professionals, legal experts, and anyone concerned with the protection of children's rights.
A rare testimony. A stifled cry. A story that will not leave you indifferent.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. What happens when the system meant to protect children becomes deaf to their pain. and blind to their parents' love?In David vs. Goliath - A Father's Cry, a father recounts his four-year struggle against an all-powerful institution. This book is neither a vendetta nor a settlement of scores. It is the clear-eyed testimony of an ordinary man caught in a machine beyond his control: a youth protection system where administrative decisions sometimes take precedence over human reality.Through a narrative that is both intimate and documented, the author retraces the events that led to the separation of his family: the successive placements of his children, the institutional silences, the contradictions, and the visible and invisible wounds left by a process supposed to act "in the best interests of the child."This book raises essential questions: How do we truly define the best interests of the child?Who protects the children when the system fails?And what is left for parents when their voice is no longer heard?Written with rigor, dignity, and without hatred, this testimony is intended for parents, professionals, legal experts, and anyone concerned with the protection of children's rights.A rare testimony. A stifled cry. A story that will not leave you indifferent. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798253212738
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. What happens when the system meant to protect children becomes deaf to their pain. and blind to their parents' love?In David vs. Goliath - A Father's Cry, a father recounts his four-year struggle against an all-powerful institution. This book is neither a vendetta nor a settlement of scores. It is the clear-eyed testimony of an ordinary man caught in a machine beyond his control: a youth protection system where administrative decisions sometimes take precedence over human reality.Through a narrative that is both intimate and documented, the author retraces the events that led to the separation of his family: the successive placements of his children, the institutional silences, the contradictions, and the visible and invisible wounds left by a process supposed to act "in the best interests of the child."This book raises essential questions: How do we truly define the best interests of the child?Who protects the children when the system fails?And what is left for parents when their voice is no longer heard?Written with rigor, dignity, and without hatred, this testimony is intended for parents, professionals, legal experts, and anyone concerned with the protection of children's rights.A rare testimony. A stifled cry. A story that will not leave you indifferent. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798253212738
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