Effects of child abuse
The Impact of Child Abuse
In the typical classroom, a 4-year-old child once said, “If someone wants to have sex with you, you have to do it.” (Rafanello) Child abuse is more prevalent now than ever, and the numbers are only growing. This shows us that child abuse is more relevant now than ever. The amount of damage inflicted on these children mentally range from mild to extreme. This is why it’s important that child abuse gets reported as soon as possible.
Did you know that 3.2 million children in the U.S. were subjects of abuse or neglect investigations in 2007? (Childhelp) Child abuse refers to “an act, or failure to act, on the part of a parent or caretaker that results in the death, serious physical or emotional harm” (thefreedictionary.com) Many parents say so what? They find this to be not as big of a deal as others make it. After all, they see it as children being difficult and hard to raise, giving them no choice but to react like this. However, research says otherwise. More than four children die every day as a result of child abuse. A report is made about child abuse in the US, every ten seconds (Childhelp). This is an epidemic that is severely high in a country that should be for protecting the rights of children and keeping them safe. The problem with child abuse, is that many parents believe hurting the child is the only way to really get the child to listen. In one study where they asked random people on the street, one woman stated "Sometimes kids are exasperating. They cry all night when they 're babies. They don 't listen to what you say [when they 're older]. You just have to be patient and keep trying over and over.” (Farmer) The key is to be patient with kids, which, understandably is hard, but not impossible. Parents forget that while raising children, they are supposed to be nourished with love and treated like a human. The short term of getting the child to listen to what parents say isn’t worth the damage that comes after that. In
In the typical classroom, a 4-year-old child once said, “If someone wants to have sex with you, you have to do it.” (Rafanello) Child abuse is more prevalent now than ever, and the numbers are only growing. This shows us that child abuse is more relevant now than ever. The amount of damage inflicted on these children mentally range from mild to extreme. This is why it’s important that child abuse gets reported as soon as possible.
Did you know that 3.2 million children in the U.S. were subjects of abuse or neglect investigations in 2007? (Childhelp) Child abuse refers to “an act, or failure to act, on the part of a parent or caretaker that results in the death, serious physical or emotional harm” (thefreedictionary.com) Many parents say so what? They find this to be not as big of a deal as others make it. After all, they see it as children being difficult and hard to raise, giving them no choice but to react like this. However, research says otherwise. More than four children die every day as a result of child abuse. A report is made about child abuse in the US, every ten seconds (Childhelp). This is an epidemic that is severely high in a country that should be for protecting the rights of children and keeping them safe. The problem with child abuse, is that many parents believe hurting the child is the only way to really get the child to listen. In one study where they asked random people on the street, one woman stated "Sometimes kids are exasperating. They cry all night when they 're babies. They don 't listen to what you say [when they 're older]. You just have to be patient and keep trying over and over.” (Farmer) The key is to be patient with kids, which, understandably is hard, but not impossible. Parents forget that while raising children, they are supposed to be nourished with love and treated like a human. The short term of getting the child to listen to what parents say isn’t worth the damage that comes after that. In
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