Child Abuse

Hundreds of thousands of children in the United States are estimated to be victims of sexual, physical, or emotional abuse. Moreover, many of the reported cases result in little or no change in the child's situation. Most people would agree that sexually assaulting or causing serious physical harm to a child qualifies as abuse. However, the issue of child abuse is not as clear-cut as it seems. The definition of abuse has changed over time, and it differs among individuals and cultures.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

What makes kids get abused

Why do you think your own blood(mom, dad, uncle, and aunt, sister, and brother) would abuse you???? Is it because you did something wrong?? Or because you won't stop crying??? Or even because your dumb?? What do you think??? You should think its wrong no matter what the kid/child did! No child or kid no matter how old should NOT get abused.... NO person should ever get abused... Even if they aren't kids. Old people should get abused.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Until the 1900s, much of what is now thought to be child abuse was not considered illegal or even immoral. Children as young as five and six years old regularly worked long hours in factories or mines, performing dangerous tasks. Society and government seek both to protect children from abuse and to defend the rights of the family. Weighing those two goals and determining which is more important in a particular situation poses a serious challenge.