SYG Marriage and Family
Children Are Our Future
Child abuse is one of the biggest problems facing America today. Children whose parents abuse them often turn to a life of crime, or suffer physical or mental scars. In severe cases the child may even die. Any type of Child Abuse, carried out for a long period of time, may cause long-term mental damage. In this paper I intend to explain child abuse in intimate detail. I hope to inform you of the exact definition of abuse and its various types. The best way to prevent child neglect is to start family planning at an earlier age.
Family planning is the best way to stop child abuse. This will help the parents to understand the difficulty in raising a child. Children are very expensive and getting people to understand that before they have them would help to reduce some stress factors. Children require a lot of different types of physical energy, some late nights, and changing diapers are a few examples of what is to be expected. Many people are not in their best physical condition when they have children. They may not be ready for the late nights, and when the child gets older indelibly they will have to chase him or her around stores, and other public places. There are some children that are extremely difficult mentally to raise no matter what kind of parent you think you are. These types of children are a major cause for worry and added stress to an already stressful life. Family planning would help families realize how hard having a child is and start planning for what is to come.
Child abuse can be seen as mental, physical, or emotional abuse, and all of these can lead a child to be more violent towards other children. As these abused children grow up and become a larger part of society, that abusive attitude or actions can lead on harm to another person or even worse another child.
The more people we can reach with our research hopefully the more people will take this information and put
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