How do you feel about child abuse? What is your reaction to it? What do you think could be done to stop it?

Question

I'm writing (yet another) paper for English on child abuse. I would like to know how people feel about the subject. Don't just tell me it's wrong and it should stop. I want to know what you think society sees it as and what we need to do to stop it. What are some negative things you think we are doing, like looking the other way or not providing proper care to victims? Are we ignoring the problem? etc...

Feel free to be as radical as you want or even play devil's advocate. I'm open to all viewpoints.

Answer 1

The basic need is to change the attitude of adults looking towards children. Today's child is different . He is very sensitive and clever. All adults whether he is parent or teacher or coach must treat the kid with due respect . If he do it, then he will also get the respect in return from the child.Children are followers of adult behavior which we often forget. It is up to adult how to give shape to their child's life. It is failure of adult if he is required to raise his hand for beating on his kid. It is failure of teacher if he can not keep students in control. Teachers will earn respect if he himself show respect to students. There are many ways non punitive ways to enforce discipline on children which should be taught to adults. If any child is suferring, neighbourers ahould not keep mum and they must rush to help him. Child friendly society should be our aim.

Answer 2

It's just another form of terrorism for children ,and should be fought as well ... I don't care what society feels or thinks about anything you might as well talk to a tree. But if the govt spent some ot that Iraqi money here on domestic problems and employed DNA and psychological profiles on it's own citizens as
potential terrorists and increased the terms of sentencing for offenders maybe some child would be spared before they were tortured raped and murdered.

Answer 3

As this has already occurred to you it might be really average for the ones ideas to already be for your brain - and that i do not imply in a "i desire to do it" approach I imply as in it is not 'information', this isn't whatever that is come instantly as a discipline, it is been aspect of your existence for see you later. Stop beating your self up approximately this, you're the sufferer, you might have been placed on this crisis. What you'll be able to do despite the fact that is try to cope with the beyond problems. I might incredibly endorse a pschologist consultation or 2, they'll now not be in any respect amazed by means of whatever you're pronouncing and can reassure you as to why this occurred and find out how to manage all of it. The quandary with baby abuse is that as youngsters we have no idea any unique and once we succeed in adulthood in maturity we have an understanding of the entire horror of what occurred to us - however it is all performed in an overly displaced approach and that is while the entire issues begin. If you shouldn't have rather shrewd peers or household to speak to in trust approximately this then please move to a psychologist who will inform it find it irresistible is, no messing round, they get all the way down to the nitty gritty and you'll consider a brand new rent of existence. Remind your self that you're a well character, you're correct to be reviled by means of that concept however you already know that already, simply do not be amazed that it occurred, have an understanding of that you're most effective human and had been uncovered to matters you must certainly not were as a baby. God bless.

Answer 4

Child abuse is both a crime and a sin. There are a number of things that might help:
1. Education
2. Judges using the authority they have to permanently remove abused children from the home and terminate parental rights
3. Do everythin possible to prevent children from keeping babies they give birth to--they need to put them up for adoption as they are niether emotionally or financially equipped to be parents
4. Allow minors to have abortions without mandating parental notification

Answer 5

old lady teacher: From my observations, it is way to easy to have babies.. Everyone is not cut out to be a mother or father.
All of a sudden these cute babies start to walk and talk and tear stuff up and tie you down and the worst is teenagers having babies when they are still a baby themselves. I heard one girl cry as she through herself into my arms. This is how it is going to be the rest of my life. Why does he get to walk away and I can't. That is the awful truth. The baby cries because he is unhappy and the mother is so unhappy she makes the baby that way. A two edge sword with on solution. So they take out the flustration on the child. Especially if the baby is a boy.
Women should get on the pill, or get them a norplant to get them though high school at least. Preferablely through vocational training and on into a job. So when they have a baby they can afford to take care of it and won't feel the flustration of what can I do now. Most marriages fail. So to get married and have two children and then he walks away. To much pressure! She can't walk away. But she can prepare before she gets pregnant.
Also, girls on drugs who have no intentions of raiseing the child.
These crack babies have tortureous lives of pain and usually get beat on. I think pass a law no girl can get off the pill or remove a norplant until she has a good job and is old enough and is not on drugs. We have 13 year olds getting pregnant. The mother says I'll help her. If you want to help them adopt it out to a good family. Out of a class room of 12 girls half were either pregnant or already had a baby before graduation their mother was raising.
I had to ask, the other half had went to planned parenthood and was on the pill and their parents didn't know anything about it.
One girl said, "I wanted to go to college and didn't want to get pregnant and so I went and they were real nice. I seen what happened to the other girls and didn't want that to happen to me.

Answer 6

Child Abuse is one of the worse crimes , with effects that last for years. Many years ago, I was at a laundramat and there was the cutest , little boy with his Mother. The Mother was very loud and brassy. She was hollering and calling this sweet little, thin boy names. Everytime the Mother swore at this little child he would look not only frightened by somewhat embarassed. I tried not to act like I was sticking my nose in, but I continued to listen and secretley observe. The Mom went to the candy machine and purchased a butterfinger candy bar. The thin little boy ran to his Mother and said, " Can I have some too "? The brassy Mother said, Hell no, this is mine. The little boy stood there very quietly watching his fat Mother eat the candy bar. He cried a little bit and then walked away. He turned and asked again, Mommie, can I have some ? She said you little bastard, I told you , NO. SO I said to the Mother, How can you treat your little boy that way ? He was so thin and I said, I think he needs the candy more then you do. You are nasty to call your sweet little boy like that. Shame on you. She said to me , " Mind your own buisness you *****. The little boy looked at me with such sad eyes and I knew he thought it was awfull for the way hiim Mom spoke to me. So I told the young Mother, to please be good to him. He could be here and gone tommorrow and when he grows up he will remember this. She told me to Fu--off. She left before I did and as the little boy left with this nasty Mother, he turned and said Good-bye to me. After all these years, I think of him. Child abuse is so sad and bad. Poor Little Children ! Suffer not the Little Children, to come Unto Me, for such is the Kingdom of Heaven. Anyone who abuse's the Little Children will endure severe punishment from God. It is a promise. If a child does not have a good Father, that is really sad, but it is even worse if the little child, does not have a good, kind Mother. What families need to do, is watch, look and listen. When family members know there is neglect, or abuse, then it is their duties to take over and do something about the poor children who are enduring neglect and abuse. Families need to be strongly envolved. Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and etc. Child Abuse needs to stop.

Answer 7

Hi, I have a lot I would like to tell you, but it is on a more personal note and I don't want to spill it all over yahoo answers.
Here's my email address if you would like to hear what I have to say about it. [e-mail], please subject it child abuse.
I've got something that could make your whole paper.
From the injustuces to the innocent parent and family members,the guilty party being allowed to go free or get a slap on the wrist after repeated violations, to neglectful social workers, to direct court orders being ignored by social services, to neglect on finding kids that went missing to due to thier incompetance, to blantant disrespect, the list goes on, email me.

Answer 8

Cases per 100,000 NCCAN Washington D.C.

Child Abuse or Neglect in State's care 696 per 100,000
Child Abuse by Parents 325 per 100,000

Child Deaths in State care 6.4 Per 100,000
Child Deaths in parent's care 1.5 Per 100,000

Answer 9

The ancients had their stuff together. They allowed young men and women to marry when they became sexually active, and they were able to enjoy thier sex in a
loving marriage.
There's one in every crowd, that wants to crap on you. So note, I said marriage.
Sexual abandon is just as evil as sexual repression.
ANYWAY!
Today, we are told we're not adults till we're 21. And we have to go through
years of sexual frustration. Sneaking around and doing it anyway, because
we have a sex DRIVE! And then we get insensitive.
As I stated, Sexual Repression, (making us hold it in), is just as evil as Sexual
Abandon, (indulging in it). The lack of, or exces of sex brings out abberated
sexual practices.
I use "abberated" because of our Politically Correct Society. Words get on our nerves
after a while, and we have to use a new one. So it will get on our nerves after a
while.
BUT, LIFE GOES ON!

Answer 10

People are so involved in their own little world that quiet frankly they take little time to care about the children!