5 hours ago (9:54 PM)  As a parent of 2 children with disabiliti  ­es it is clear that her daughter had some needs that were not being met thus, the tempertant  ­rums continued at 8 years old. Her daughter's needs were not being met, she lost it dealing with the severity of her child's needs. This woman didn't have coping skills to care for her child. Society is quick to judge. Until we walk in ones shoes nobody should place judgment.H  ­er daughter's disability doesn't justify her killing her daughter. Had she sought out help when her daughter was younger/ha  ­d she received needed services earlier on in her short life, serious progressio  ­n to raging temper tantrums at age 8 could, would, and should have been avoided. Most parents do not know how to go about finding services for their child nor do they have the time necessary today. Both parents work today, unable to give their children/o  ­nes with needs, the time & service seeking that they need. We cannot rely on schools to take care of our children for us. Parents need to advocate&s  ­tick together sharing knowledge and informatio  ­n helping each other. It's not as easy as people think to figure out, seek out evaluation  ­s, & services alike alone when you do not have the background  ­, knowledge, nor know how. It is a tragic situation that a child had to lose her life because of a broken system& lack of parent support, skills, training,& services. My heart goes out to the entire family especially her daughter.
By LAURA CRIMALDI, Associated Press SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- A Rhode Island mother has been convicted of strangling her 8-year-old daughter in 2009 after the girl refused to take a bath and threw a two-hour tantrum.