i need help with my report PLEASE it needs to be done by tonight its due tomorow?

Question

well its about child abuse and i need to have three more paragraphs about why it is bad and i can't think of any and i need one paragraph about the other side of it like why it would be good please help me i really need it

okay so for my 10th grade english class i have to write a report and my first paragraph is like how children are dieing but i need help with what to write for my other paragraphs

Answer 1

Recognizing Child Abuse

The following signs may signal the presence of child abuse or neglect.

The Child:

Shows sudden changes in behavior or school performance.
Has not received help for physical or medical problems brought to the parents' attention.
Has learning problems (or difficulty concentrating) that cannot be attributed to specific physical or psychological causes.
Is always watchful, as though preparing for something bad to happen.
Lacks adult supervision.
Is overly compliant, passive, or withdrawn.
Comes to school or other activities early, stays late, and does not want to go home.
The Parent:

Shows little concern for the child.
Denies the existence of—or blames the child for—the child's problems in school or at home.
Asks teachers or other caretakers to use harsh physical discipline if the child misbehaves.
Sees the child as entirely bad, worthless, or burdensome.
Demands a level of physical or academic performance the child cannot achieve.
Looks primarily to the child for care, attention, and satisfaction of emotional needs.
The Parent and Child:

Rarely touch or look at each other.
Consider their relationship entirely negative.
State that they do not like each other.
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Types of Abuse

The following are some signs often associated with particular types of child abuse and neglect: physical abuse, neglect, sexual abuse, and emotional abuse. It is important to note, however, these types of abuse are more typically found in combination than alone. A physically abused child, for example, is often emotionally abused as well, and a sexually abused child also may be neglected.

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Signs of Physical Abuse

Consider the possibility of physical abuse when the child:

Has unexplained burns, bites, bruises, broken bones, or black eyes.
Has fading bruises or other marks noticeable after an absence from school.
Seems frightened of the parents and protests or cries when it is time to go home.
Shrinks at the approach of adults.
Reports injury by a parent or another adult caregiver.
Consider the possibility of physical abuse when the parent or other adult caregiver:

Offers conflicting, unconvincing, or no explanation for the child's injury.
Describes the child as "evil," or in some other very negative way.
Uses harsh physical discipline with the child.
Has a history of abuse as a child.
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Signs of Neglect

Consider the possibility of neglect when the child:

Is frequently absent from school.
Begs or steals food or money.
Lacks needed medical or dental care, immunizations, or glasses.
Is consistently dirty and has severe body odor.
Lacks sufficient clothing for the weather.
Abuses alcohol or other drugs.
States that there is no one at home to provide care.
Consider the possibility of neglect when the parent or other adult caregiver:

Appears to be indifferent to the child.
Seems apathetic or depressed.
Behaves irrationally or in a bizarre manner.
Is abusing alcohol or other drugs.
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Signs of Sexual Abuse

Consider the possibility of sexual abuse when the child:

Has difficulty walking or sitting.
Suddenly refuses to change for gym or to participate in physical activities.
Reports nightmares or bed wetting.
Experiences a sudden change in appetite.
Demonstrates bizarre, sophisticated, or unusual sexual knowledge or behavior.
Becomes pregnant or contracts a venereal disease, particularly if under age 14.
Runs away.
Reports sexual abuse by a parent or another adult caregiver.
Consider the possibility of sexual abuse when the parent or other adult caregiver:

Is unduly protective of the child or severely limits the child's contact with other children, especially of the opposite sex.
Is secretive and isolated.
Is jealous or controlling with family members.
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Signs of Emotional Maltreatment

Consider the possibility of emotional maltreatment when the child:

Shows extremes in behavior, such as overly compliant or demanding behavior, extreme passivity, or aggression.
Is either inappropriately adult (parenting other children, for example) or inappropriately infantile (frequently rocking or head-banging, for example).
Is delayed in physical or emotional development.
Has attempted suicide.
Reports a lack of attachment to the parent.
Consider the possibility of emotional maltreatment when the parent or other adult caregiver:

Constantly blames, belittles, or berates the child.
Is unconcerned about the child and refuses to consider offers of help for the child's problems.
Overtly rejects the child.

Answer 2

Now... you left us without any clue as to what you have already written ... and who ever asked you to write a paragraph about why it would be good? ]
There are ten thousand reasons why child abuse would be bad .... and there is no reason it would be good.

Just pretend you are a child again and in a position to be abused. The reasons will come into your mind so your report will be done by tonight.

peace & love

Answer 3

Try looking for some cliff notes on A Child Called It. I read that book years ago, and I still remember everything vividly, just because it was so powerful. And you could really just pull stuff out of your ***, since there isn't anything good about child abuse. It's completely scarring, in every sense of the word, to the people involved.

Answer 4

If there is a GOOD to come out of it...it makes us more and more aware everyday at the atrocities inflicted on children. It should make all of us hug our kids more and thank GOD, we have not yet personally been affected but grieve for those who have. We must forge on in this fight against abuse, rape, abductions and murders against the helpless ones. Be vigilant and watch what is constantly around you, you may end up a witness and can assist in a good outcome for a child. That is the ONLY good I can muster form your report.

Answer 5

The other side would be parental abuse and that's a bad thing too.

Any topic that includes abuse as a descriptive word, has no good side. OK maybe the good side is that with lots of help and counseling the individual can come through it.

Answer 6

one good thing that might come out of it is that the child will not over run the parent. The child will think twice about what he or she wants to do. Maybe it might hurt them but in the long run in some instances the child might grow up to be a better person.

Answer 7

I'm just answering this for the points. Thx! lol

Answer 8

How about this? Give this example. Good luck friend!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070311/ap_on_re_us/infant_bodies_found