The Tragedy of Child Abuse A Child Called "It" is a real life story about a boy brutally beaten and starved by his mentally disturbed and alcoholic mother. Dave Pelzer was the third-born of five children (Ronald, Stan, Russell, and Kevin). His father was a firefighter and, according to Dave, his mother was originally a loving, kind, and wonderful person. This all changed when his mother began drinking and eventually became an alcoholic. Even though advocates against child abuse work diligently every day to put an end to child abuse, it is tragic because child abuse can cause physical and emotional distress along with many other factors and child abuse can lead to developmental issues and detachment from others.
They face foreclosures and job losses due to the deepening recession. The impact of homelessness begins well before a child is born. The overwhelming majority of homeless parents are single women, many of whom were homeless themselves as children. Homeless women face many obstacles to healthy pregnancies, such as chemical abuse, chronic and acute health problems, and lack of prenatal care. Children born into homelessness are more likely to have low birth weights and are at greater risk of death.
“During the 1990’s, the nation’s prison population increased by 50 percent, the number of children who had a parent in prison increased by the same proportion, from 1 million to 1.5 million children, these children represent 2 percent of all minor children in America” (Travis & Waul, 2003, p. 3). Overall, imprisonment places an indescribable burden on the relationships between parents and their children. Incarcerated parents must learn how to cope with the loss of normal contact with their children, infrequent visits in inhospitable surroundings, and lost opportunities to contribute to their children’s development. The children must come to terms with the harsh reality of an absent parent, and the stigma of parental imprisonment, as well as the altered support of the family system that may include grandparents, foster care, or a new adult in the home. Children whose parents have been arrested and incarcerated face unique difficulties.
The alarming statistics that relate to youth violence are alarming and over whelming. Upon review of a study about youth violence, The Center for Disease Control (CDC) states that in 2007, 5764 young people aged 10-24 were murdered, that’s an average of 16 each day (CDC2010). With that said murder is the second leading cause of death for that age group. Other less severe crimes, but still inexcusable are also on the rise. Assaults committed by young people ages 10-24 were responsible for more than 656,000 injuries treated in an emergency room (CDC2010).
A child’s weak mind is unable to deal with such impacting and severe issues that have an effect on their daily life process. Child abuse and bullying can start anywhere from at home to school, to the different atmospheres that they are present in. In a few cases child abuse and bullying can be a cause and effect situation. Cause and effect from the action of being abused as a child, to lead the child into the action of becoming a bully because of prior issues. According to dictionary.com bullying is defined as “a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and
WHAT IS CHILD POVERTY, ITS KEY CAUSES AND IMPACTS Child poverty is the growing issue in the UK. Over 3.5 Million are facing children poverty, even though they come from homes with a working parent. Poverty can affect every area of a child's social, educational and personal development. Children growing up in homes where their parents have to decide whether the can by food or heating for the home. Child poverty is not only a serious issue but a growing epidemic every year.
It’s costing some of our children their lives. Incidence of Reported Cases of Child Abuse | Type of abuse | Percentage of total | Neglect | 54 | Physical abuse | 25 | Sexual abuse | 11 | Emotional abuse | 3 | Other | 7 | Information from Wang CT, Daro D. Current trends in child abuse reporting and fatalities: the results of the 1996 annual fifty state survey. Chicago: National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse, 1997. | Child Abuse Each day in the United States, more than 4 children die as a result of child abuse in the home. www.childhelpusa.org In 2003, an estimated 1,500 children died of abuse and neglect-an average of more than 4 children per day.
The child could also feel a sad disappointed feeling because their parent won’t give them the attention a child should be receiving or a child could just be being neglected all together possibly by the parent just not caring, but I will tell you all about these things in my paragraphs below. First, Physical abuse: where a parent physically hits the child. The child will have unexplained burns, bites, bruises, broken bones, or black eyes. Also if the child screams and fusses that they don’t want to go or when the time comes to go home. A child could also feel as if any adult that approaches then could be harm to them.
Touching on ways that parents can help their children cope with the transition of divorce will also be taken into consideration. Impact Of Divorce On Children page 2 Divorce is an epidemic that is effecting many families across the United States and around the world. With the the rate of divorce on a constant incline, “40% of children will experience a parental divorce prior to the age of 16” (Amato, 1994, p. 143) . The greatest impact that divorce has on children usually takes place in the following weeks, months and years that come. There are certain emotional, legal, and economic phases that haunt every divorcing couple.
Brain development in infants is positively affected when parents work to understand and meet their basic needs for love and affection and provide comfort when they are hungry, bored, tired, wet or cold. Negative experiences with parents of abuse, neglect and exploitation can overwhelm children. For example in the video Genie the wild child, Genie was raised in social isolation from an infant to 13 years of age. If she made a single noise, her father would abuse her. Abusive parents who use hitting, neglecting basic needs, and other action that lower an individual’s sense of self-worth, have a negative impact on the health of a child.