Abuse Of Childhood

Bettelheim’s article “Punishment Versus Discipline” analyzes the toll that punishment has on children. Bettelheim explains to the parents that through violence they inspire their children to use their power to intimidate others by imitating the behaviors that were inflicted on them previously. He also tells the parents that using physical punishment does not deter their children from committing the action and that it can encourage them to become “devious” or untrustworthy (NP). This

Childhood emotional abuse (CEA) appears to be more novel in the research world in comparison to physical and sexual abuse. However, with the research that has been conducted, there are clear suggestions that CEA has similar, if not more severe, consequences to childhood physical abuse (CPA) and childhood sexual abuse (CSA) (Gibb, Chelminski, & Zimmerman, 2007). For instance, research by Gibb and associates (2007) found that participants who reported experiencing CEA were more likely to also have major depressive disorder and social phobia, than those who reported experiencing CPA or CSA. The research by Gibb et al. suggests that CEA may be more detrimental than CPA or CSA to the psychological development of a child. However, what is missing

The first concept that is important to understand is agency. Although it is a hard term to define, it is outlined in The Social Study of Childhood, as the “capacity to make choices, and to impose those choices on the world.” (McNamee, 2016, p. 33) This is an important concept because it shows us that children have the capability to dictate the world surrounding them. It shows us that they are not just passive becomings but are beings that are competent enough to make their own judgements. Although there is a widespread belief that adults in places of authority; such as parents and teachers, have complete power over a child, this is not wholly true. Children are not only able to exercise their agency through rebelling against authority but they also practice agency through listening to their parents and teacher’s requests. A child who complies when their parents ask them to go to bed or do chores is actually being a social actor. Rebelling,

The common assumption is that children need to be disciplined and instilled with fear to be properly behaved. Children are naturally rowdy, hyperactive, and troublemakers. Beating can cause depression and aggression in children as young as eight (Rodriquez 731). These children, having experienced beating and harsh physical punishment in response to a mistake or problem that they cause, in turn cause pain and beat other children in response to problems or wrongdoings caused by the children that are bothering them, thus channeling their anger at being beaten into the object of their frustration. (Zens et al. 192) Harsh discipline is not only beating or physical abuse, it is defined as “the use of physical force with the intention of causing a child to experience pain, but not injury, for the purpose of correction or control of the child behaviors” (Straus, 2000 p.1110)” (Rodriquez 734)This lends credence to the belief that sometimes parents don’t know when they are exerting far too much physical discipline on their children.

Every day, countless children are subjected to abuse in the United States. Although there are many ways that maltreatment can be inflicted on a child, there are four main categories that are generally used to identify abuse; emotional or psychological abuse, neglect, physical abuse, and sexual abuse.

Evidence shows that abuse on a child, whether physical, sexual, or psychological, can have negative side effects. Not only can abuse cause immediate harm to a child, it could also cause long-term damage to mental health and overall function as an adult. Many adults that have suffered abuse, maltreatment, or neglect in their childhood are at greater risk for perpetuating that same behavior towards their children/step children. Though not all victims will become abusers themselves, many abusers have experienced some sort of mistreatment as a child. Survivors of childhood abuse have a greater chance of developing substance abuse problems, especially drinking, and mental health conditions (depression, anxiety, PTSD, ect). Broadly, there are a number of negative outcomes associated with childhood abuse, with considerable overlap in the types of negative outcomes associated with different types of abuse (Anne N. Banduccia, 2014).

This study examined the extent to which being abused or neglected in the childhood increases a person’s risk of promiscuity, prostitution, and teenage pregnancy. Clinical and behavioral reports and research studies have linked childhood victimization to a variety of negative health and behavioral consequences. A prospective cohorts design was used to match on the basis of age, race, sex, social class, cases of abuse, and neglected children from 1967 to 1971, with non-abused and non-neglected children subjects were followed into early adulthood (Widom & Kuhns, 1996).

Child neglect can be lack of nutrition, emotional support, health care, not acknowledging the presence of a child, and non-exposure to education. When a child is not being physically or sexually abused it does not mean they are emotional or psychologically alright. A parent can be neglecting a child by treating him/ her as if he or she does not exist leading a child to be independent. This can cause the child to question their reason of existing and being anti-social. Improving a parent language will not improve how emotionally affectionate or Intune they are with their child. A parent does not need to speak to a child to inflict an emotional or psychological abuse. Neglect and psychological abuse can impact an individual’s peer interaction,

Sexual Abuse is an uncomfortable topic that has been both a reality and a topic of research for over forty years. Despite this (or perhaps because of it) practitioners may make assumptions for treatment based on norms. To properly treat an individual with a history of childhood sexual abuse, a clinician must consider a variety of factors, including the client’s perceptions about the event, their feelings about having reported it (if they did), under what circumstances the abuse occurred, and the client’s feelings towards the perpetrator.

People are appalled when they hear about a child who died at the hands of their parents, yet they turn a blind eye to the signs leading up to their death. In today's society there are currently quite a few flaws with how the safety and protection of children is handled. For far too many children, their physical abuse goes unreported due to factors such as wanting to avoid getting involved, while emotional abuse goes unnoticed. Studies show that currently three times as many children are abused than are reported to CPS agencies (“Child Abuse and Neglect Statistics”). CPS stands for child protective services and is an American organization responsible for investigating the abuse of minors, but they are unable to investigate when abuse is not

I will reflect on my own experiences to address this journal. My inmediate family consisted of both of my parents and two siblings (I was the second and middle one). Our family was of a low-socioeconomic status. Nevertheless, we lived in a relatively good neighborhood. My parents, in particular my father used an authoritarian parenting style to raise us. The authoritarian parenting style is a restrictive pattern of parenting in which adults set many rules for their offspring, demand strict obedience, and rely on authority rather than rationale to elicit compliance (Shaffer & Kipp, 2010); physical punishment and other methods of physical discipline are frequently used as means of correction (Secombe, 2011). Nevertheless, it must be said that such practices were common during my upbringing (1970’s to 1980’s). Even

Even at this young age, children are starting to look for guidance. Along with this, the kids are paying close attention to the parent’s actions and because they’re so young they will begin to repeat what they see since they don’t know any better. It is a parent’s sole responsibility to present a clear path of what is right and what is wrong. Taking in consideration the child’s age, a parent cannot expect them, the child, to pick up everything they’re saying but instead, be more specific and clear when giving instructions. For example, Instead of saying ‘be good’ the parent could be more specific by commanding them to ‘not hit Jimmy’. While a parent has to make the boundaries, they also have to lay down a consequence for when boundaries are crossed. Without providing a punishment for a wrong action a child will never learn that it was wrong. Considering this it has been proven that it is better for a child to be praised for what they are doing right rather than be disciplined for what they are doing wrong. With this form of discipline the child can keep doing the good instead of venturing out to find the

The Causes of Child Abuse and Neglect and the Long Term Effects on Human Development from Infancy to Adulthood

Mental, emotional, and social effects can have a negative impact on these children’s lives. Children from authoritarian families learn many things that are different than what most families are taught. In these families, children learn to suppress their emotions so that it can make them seem less vulnerable and prone to being punished. They're taught to hide their feelings for them to avoid punishment and make an image where they are emotionless. Thus, they have difficulty dealing with emotions. When they are in a stressful situation, they often resort to anger or even depression because they don’t know how to deal with the emotion they are experiencing (Coste). They have low levels of confidence and cannot express their feelings.

It breaks my heart to know that child abuse has a history and throughout history children have been subjected to extensive physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological abuse, and neglect. However, doing most of the history of child abuse was accepted and in some cases it was encouraged. As time progressed child abuse has grown to receive more attention and is being recognized as a severe epidemic that has to be stopped. I believe that the views of child abuse has changed over the years for it has left the home from being a private issue to a public issue where different agencies are involved in order to resolve the child abuse and neglect issue. Agencies that take part in investigating and preventing child abuse in today’s time are the Family and Protective Services, SCAN, and several more agencies that are committed to stopping child abuse and