English 110 Danielle Stephen 10/8/14 “Discipline vs. Child Abuse” Matthew A. Cornblith Coleman University 1 How far is too far? Some people believe that child abuse is an acceptable form of discipline‚ however I do not. There is a fine line between discipline and child abuse. What is discipline? Discipline is “the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior‚ using punishment to correct disobedience.” (https://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&source=hp&btnG=Google+Search&gbv=2#hl=en&gbv=2&q=discipline)
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Child abuse is a common issue throughout the world‚ while some people believe it to be only physical abuse; emotional abuse and neglect are also serious issues ("Child Abuse and Neglect").The definition of child abuse is‚ “Mistreatment of a child by a parent or guardian‚ including neglect‚ beating‚ and sexual molestation (“Child Abuse").” There are many misinterpretations about child abuse‚ such as‚ “if a child is being abused they will tell someone‚” most children who are abused actually do not
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For the past five years‚ child abuse cases in Malaysia have been increasing. According to the statistics from the Social Welfare Department‚ there were 2780 child abuse cases in 2008 and this number have been increasing sharply recently. Normally child abuse case happen due to the factors of financial‚ relationship and mental health problem. Basically‚ child abuse will bring a lot of negative effects to the victims such as abused children living with fear‚ self-blaming and feeling weak. Hence‚ parents
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Domestic Violence and Child abuse University of North Carolina at Wilmington Social Work 311: Child Abuse and Neglect M. Guarino 3-28-2011 Abstract Domestic violence and child abuse have a tendency to go hand in hand. In the past‚ people overlooked the fact that in most households where domestic violence kids present‚ child abuse and neglect also occurs. An improvement in the collaboration between child protection and domestic violence services is vital for workers to identify‚ interdict
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Should drug abuse by pregnant women be considered child abuse? What is drug abuse? Drug abuse is a pattern of use of a substance that is not considered dependant‚ mean using a drug that is not prescribed to you. Abuse of drugs or alcohol by parents and other caregivers can have negative effects on the health‚ safety‚ and well-being of children. People tend to try drugs once and then again and that’s how they become addicted. People that are strained out on drugs usually need a lot of help. The
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respect that we all deserve‚ including children. Child abuse is a worldwide issue that has been going on for many years. Here in the United States over 3 million reports of child abuse are made every year. Child abuse occurs at every social level and within every religion‚ ethnicity‚ and culture. Throughout history there have been many people that try to solve this common problem‚ but unfortunately I think society will forever struggle with child abuse. In the past two rights were at the base of
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Jason L Roberts Mineral Wells‚ WV English 101 9/26/2012 Understanding and Overcoming Child Abuse Child abuse is a very sensitive subject for many people. In fact‚ even as people begin to read this now they are probably feeling a little uneasy. That is understandable for this is comparable to a plague on the human race‚ a disease that knows no bounds. Nobody really wants to or enjoys talking about the subject‚ but it does need to be discussed. Due to the high ratio of people (1 in 5)
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into your child‚ but abuse is not one of them. Abuse creates fear and destroys self-confidence‚ as well as a loss of trust in parents‚ and adults alike. Some argue that physical contact is necessary if you want to make the child learn something‚ but I disagree. Child abuse is unjust‚ and there are many alternatives that can help to discipline your child without physically harming them. To begin with‚ people do not have to hit children to make them understand a concept. Even if the child is being
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Child Abuse: Physical One day on a drive in San Jose‚ California‚ a man and his female co-worker heard a moan coming from the back seat. The man then glanced into the back seat and saw nothing. His female co-worker then started to act suspiciously and turned up the volume on her radio trying to disguise the moans coming from the car. Later‚ that day the concerned man called the authorities to report this‚ and his female co-worker was arrested on child endangerment on her two sons‚ after they told
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be constantly approved by someone? These latter-mentioned characteristics are found in a child that is victim of emotional abuse or neglect. These two types of abuse are not very well-known among parents or people in general. Because of this‚ the effects that emotional abuse and neglect leave on their victims usually remain unknown. It is important to make people aware of these effects that the abused child present‚ in order to understand his or her behaviour. For this reason‚ I decided to try to
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