Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Tips to preventing abuse and neglect of children
Children are the world's most precious resource. This blog is devoted to helping prevent child abuse and neglect. All parents experience stress and caring for children can become very stressful. It is important to remember you are not alone, there is help out there. Call a family member or a friend to give you a brief break. Never discipline your child when you are angry. Your few moments of losing control can create long lasting consequences for you and the child. Abused and neglected children have low self esteem, behavioral problems, emotional problems, educational and developmental problems. In the next post, we will discuss some of the indicators for identifying abuse and neglect and who is responsible for reporting this abuse.
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Sometimes we take time for granted. We need to stop each day and look at the people that we are creating. Realizing that our words sometimes affect far more than our actions.
ReplyDeletePeople should decide if they are ready to be parents before they have children. I see too many grown children that have children. We need to hold people more accountable for their actions when it comes to child abuse. I feel that the courts should do a much better job at upholding the laws and send these people to jail. Abuse last for a lifetime physical and mental.
ReplyDeleteI think this blog is a wonderful tool to reach anyone who has or is dealing with abuse and would like to stay somewhat anonymous. I would imagine it could feel like a hopeless situation without anyone to turn to especially if past situations were ignored or dismissed by the court system or child protection. Knowlegde is a powerful tool - and the child abuse prevention links provide great information.
ReplyDeleteIn my profession I do see children abused whether mentally, physically, or emotionally and I think that it is important that there are people around willing to help these children. Our children need someone to talk and someone to have their best intrest at heart. Positive people can help the world grow a little warmer because you also have to look at these children as our future. Be more open to children meaning be more aware of their behaviors, emotions and the times where they really need someone to talk to.
ReplyDeleteThe linchpin question for me is can an abuser really be treated? The state can arrest them and put them in jail but that will not stop the cycle of violence. It makes me wonder if there is a physiological chemical imbalance in the brain that causes people to lack the proper social filters that tell the rest of us that some pattern of behavior is morally wrong.
ReplyDeleteThe linchpin question for me is can an abuser really be treated? The state can arrest them and put them in jail but that will not stop the cycle of violence. It makes me wonder if there is a physiological chemical imbalance in the brain that causes people to lack the proper social filters that tell the rest of us that some pattern of behavior is morally wrong.
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