children should never be taken away from their parents unless the children's life is in danger, or the children are clearly fearing their parents. in other word

children should never be taken away from their parents unless the children's life is in danger, or the children are clearly fearing their parents. in other words, simply ask the children, observe the situation and collect evidence. the well-being of the children needs to be the first concern, and it needs to be understood that separating children from their parents against their will is detrimental to the children's well-being because can hurt the children more than the abuse they receive from their parents (unless the abuse is actually life threatening) most children will not have a problem to stay with other people for a while if they are given a choice. at least the older ones who understand what is going on. for parents with young children, i believe the better approach is family therapy or living under supervision. but these things can only be done if we as a society accept that these are cases of mental illness, and instead of punishment these people need help.