Have you ever experienced child abuse before? Think about the children who have been abused. They cannot protect themselves from it. Most of them are so small they don’t know what’s going on. Child Abuse has been around for many and many years, but nobody knows a way to stop it. Child Abuse is not only a bad problem, but it’s a problem that has to be stopped. Most people don’t know much about Child Abuse, or the types of Child Abuse. One type of Child Abuse is called Emotional Abuse. Emotional Abuse is when people say something that is cruel, or intimidating. Another type is Physical Abuse which is when there is hitting, or beating involved in the abuse. A third type is Sexual Abuse which is when the abuser try’s doing things sexually with the child. The final type is Verbal Abuse which is when the abuser criticizes the child with hurtful words. It does not matter what type of Child Abuse it is, they still all have long-term consequences. If the abuser has always told you, you would never be good enough for anything. You will start feeling that everywhere you go people know what has happened in your life. You feel like they always judge you no matter what. Sometimes you may feel that killing yourself is the only answer. No matter how bad it gets never believe it is the only answer. There are plenty of people who could help you in this situation. Just remember the worst thing you can do is not tell anybody that you are being abused. I know you may be a small child, but people will still listen to you even if they don’t really believe you are telling the truth. You should always tell your parents what’s happening. If your parents are doing the abusing, start by telling one of your teachers or somebody you can trust very well. You ... ... middle of paper ... ... do anything by myself. More people need to realize this is a big problem, and it’s not going anywhere anytime soon. Child Abuse isn’t a problem that will stop by itself. We can try to put it to a stop, but we have to make more people aware of how bad it really is. I really hope we can do something, because I wouldn’t want this to happen to one of my kids even though I won’t be doing the abusing I still don’t want it to happen to my kids, because I wouldn’t want this to happen to any of my kids and I will do anything to protect them. It would be good if we could open adoption agencies so all these kids could have another chance to make something of their lives. We should make our children know important things like phone numbers and address. Maybe in the future this horrible problem will come to a stop, but we have to do something because it’s not going away easily.
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...e letting this happen to the children of the world. There are plenty of foundations trying to help raise awareness of it, but no one is really making a move on it. As a community we need to come together and tackle this problem head on. To try and defeat child abuse there has to be help from local police departments, local schools, and recreational centers. I believe if our community opens a safe environment for adolescents to escapes to, even if it is only for a few hours it might save a life. Having adults to open up to really makes a different in growing children’s life, especially if they are being abused.
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The continuing cycle of child abuse can be ended when we are willing to look at the devastation it leaves in the lives of not only the child victims, but everyone who is a part of the family or society where family violence dwells. When individuals are willing to stand up for these young victims and get involved, only then will positive change come. Look at the positive change that grew out of the abuse and rescue of one 9 year old girl named Mary Ellen when one person with compassion in her heart was willing and resolute to get involved and make a difference.
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Child abuse is one of the highest growing social problems in the United States. A social problem is, “a condition that a significant number of people believe to be a problem. A condition in which there is a sizable difference between the ideals of a society and its actual achievements” (Coleman et al. 2006:2). However, society has changed the way it views the issue, and is working towards finding a solution to this awful problem. Child abuse encompasses four main areas: physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect. Child abuse is considered a sociological phenomenon because it is a learned behavior. Learning the social patterns as to why people abuse will give a better understanding to its reasons, and also the development of society in the way that it views children. 3.6 million children were victims of abuse in the year 2006. Sixty four percent were victims of neglect, sixteen percent suffered from physical abuse, and eight percent were sexually abused. Also in 2006, 1,530 children died as a result of abuse; an average of four children everyday (Child Welfare Information Gateway 2008).