This is good information to you that already have kids, or for people that plan on having kids. If you know that you do not have patience for children, then please do not have any until you are ready. Without time and patience for children, you may feel or already have an urge to mistreat and abuse your kids. There are many reasons why parents abuse their children, but it does not make it right.
Today I am going to talk to you about child abuse and the some of the causes of it. I have experienced this personally through the lives of other children and I have researched my topic thoroughly. Today I will explain to you how child abuse is in some cases caused, the consequences behind it, and how to prevent it.
Now that you know a little about child abuse, and now how bad and critical it can really be, lets talk about how they are caused, and how they can be prevented.
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The most causes of child abuse.
A) Statistics
1) Statistics alone cannot convey the horror of physical assaults upon children in our society. The Uniform Crime Reports describe the various means by which adults murder their infants and children: shooting, stabbing, bludgeoning, burning, poisoning, strangling, suffocating, and using explosives.
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2) In 1975 alone, 166 infants less than a year old were murdered, 327 children between the ages of one and four were murdered, 142 children between the ages of five and nine were murdered and 205 children between the ages of ten and fourteen were murdered.
C) Personal Experience
3) The most causes of child abuse are; the parent is mentally unstable (anger management, some form of a syndrome), abused themselves, and or they are parenting alone (other parent walked out), so they take it out on the child.
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Ten ways to prevent child abuse.
A) Be a nurturing parent.
1) Children need to know that they are special, loved and capable of following their dreams.
B) Help a friend, neighbor or relative.
1) Being a parent isn’t easy. Offer a helping hand take care of the children, so the parent(s) can rest or spend time together.
C) Help yourself.
1) When the big and little problems of your everyday life pile up to the point you feel
Overwhelmed and out of control - take time out. Don’t take it out on your kid.
D) If your baby cries…
1) It can be frustrating to hear your baby cry. Learn what to do if your baby won’t stop
Crying. Never shake a baby - shaking a child may result in severe injury or death.
E) Get involved.
1) Ask your community leaders, clergy, library and schools to develop services to meet the needs of healthy children and families.
2) Help to develop parenting resources at your local library.
3) Promote programs in school.
4) Teaching children, parents and teachers prevention strategies can help to keep children safe.
5) Monitor your child’s television and video viewing.
Watching violent films and TV programs can harm young children.
6) Volunteer at a local child abuse prevention program.
7) Report suspected abuse or neglect.
If you have reason to believe a child has been or may be harmed, call your local department of children and family services or you local police department.
In conclusion I have explained how there are many children getting abused and how there are possible ways to prevent it from happening. Children get abused not because they choose to, but because the parent is having issues, abused themselves, or are parenting alone.
Take this speech into consideration, if you know children that are being abused in any kind of way, please report it. If you are a parent and are abusing your child, please try to either calm yourself, by going into a quiet room so you can think things over, or get some help. Thank you.
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James W. Prescott, Ph.D., Child Abuse in America: Slaughter of the innocents. Hustler October 1977, last updated Nov. 11, 2003, date visited October 9, 2006
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No author, Ways to prevent Child Abuse; last update July 28, 2006; Date visited October 9, 2006
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Wikipedia, last updated October 6, 2006, Date Visited October 9, 2006