question about child abuse?

Question

what would u say would b the PROBLEM of child abuse? cuz i want to state how it has escalated over the years and stuff but i dont know how to put it in a paragraph ya know.
and i dont mean like the things that cause it like poor living conditoins or mental disorders in parents.

plz help
this has been frustrating me

Answer 1

It hasn't changed much, it still exist today and I would say the problem hasn't gotten better only worse. And it's generally a lot higher to those that live in poverty or age teenage parents.

Answer 2

I do not feel that child abuse has increased over the years. The AWARENESS about abuse has increased and the ABILITY of the state to step to step in and take action has increased. In the 70's and before it was extremely difficult for the state to remove a child. Now there are awareness commercials and even in kindergarten the kids are talked to about abuse.

As for why kids are abused... there are a variety of reasons. There are parents who have anger control issues. Some do drugs and use alcohol. Some were abused themselves and never learned how to parent "normally." Their "normal" is not the norm. Poverty may sometimes be a factor, but the rich abuse too.

In the case of my children their parents were in foster care as children. They used drugs and belonged to a gang. The mother was an alcoholic. They were poor because they could not hold a job due to the other problems. They were smart, but not educated.

Answer 3

It's been my personal experience that people abuse kids for two reasons: first, the adults haven't fully come to terms with the abuse they experienced as children, therefore, are not equipt to make behavioral changes to make sure it doesn't happen to their kids, and second, people naturally take their frustrations out on those who are weaker, smaller and less likely to fight back: children, elderly adults, pets, etc.

I'm not so sure it's escalated as much as it is more prominent in the news now. We have laws in place that were not there 20 years ago, which is a good thing. People used to look the other way and not want to get involved in other people's personal business. Now, people are more empowered to help.

Normally, I don't answer homework help questions, but you seem to really want to know the whys and hows of this. I also trust that you won't plagerized what I just wrote, but will take it as a starting point so you can formulate questions to ask people who are qualified to give you true facts on child abuse. You could talk to a police officer, psychologist, or social worker who often deals with abused children.

Good luck to you!

Answer 4

I am not sure that the problem of child abuse has escalated over the years. I think that only our awareness of it has escalated, which is a good thing since it helps us to track and remove kids from dangerous situations.

If there has been any increase, I would have to say that it is due to increased stress in all of our lives. I would also say that it is the pressure for mothers to work and then they have to balance their lives at home and at work, which can be a lot to handle. If you look at the number of stay-at-home moms 30 years ago compared to now, I think that has been a huge factor.

Answer 5

I'm not real sure it's escalating. It might just be that people are more willing to talk about it, so we hear about the cases more. This is a great thing you are attempting to study.

Abusers are usually seeking power over another, so I seriously don't think it's mental illness, as those people tend to be the victims rather than the perpetrators. Hope you are instrumental in figuring things out. Good luck.

Answer 6

Has child abuse truly escalated over the years? Or has the DEFINITION of child abuse changed to include more things? Child Protective Services (CPS) has managed to intervene in a lot more cases because of more people being concerned for the welfare of children and a general attitude that we SHOULD do more to intervene in the welfare of children, whereas in the past it was thought of as a more private family issue and that people not in the family should butt out and mind their own business when it came to child-rearing. I hope that answers at least part of your question!

Answer 7

Agree with Lucky. Lack of resources to relocate children suffering plays a big part. There needs to be more emergency care or childrens shelters built around the world with staff ready and willing to help. Also, how unnoticed it goes is another factor, it usually doesn't get reported until it is too late or too far gone. Plus there is still the fact that people seem to tend to turn a blind eye to this kind of thing. None of their business and all that.

Answer 8

O...Wow, this is a hard one so I'll just list some:

1. The way children are today," handed anything and everything not like the old days. And some people might b mad because they can't afford it or something...

2.Society today...

3. it always goes unoticed when someone sees it and they don't report it...

4. You can't always see the TRUE colors of someone from just a FEW interviews

Answer 9

It's hard to formulate an answer because your question is kind of vague the way you have worded it. Child abuse is a large scale problem that can have a life long effect on those who suffer it. Learn more at www.childabuse.org

Answer 10

I think the reason we hear about it more is the raised awareness over the years. It is a combination of things.... mental illness in the parents, a cycle of abused children becoming parents and doing onto their children what was done to them, drug and alcohol abuse and may other factors.