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This legislation states the rights the child has and what the Government must do to protect their rights. For example every child has the right to a standard of living that is good enough to develop their physical, mental and social needs and the Government must provide extra money for families in need if their standard of living is below par.

Over history there has been much debate by Americans on the role of the state with children’s well-being. However, The United Nations created the Declaration of the Rights of the Child in 1959, which gave rights to children (Moody, 2015). In the 1960s the civil rights laws were passed. With the passing of the Declaration of Rights of Children and the civil rights, this opened the door to starting to explore rights for children and allowing them to have a voice. In the years prior to

Dignity is a universal human right that is fundamental to the well-being and quality of life of every individual in all societies8.

Domestic abuse and child abuse are emotionally costing to families widespread. Family violence affects every person involved in the family. The effects of aggression on progeny lives looks to be significantly more impacted than on adult lives. In many scenarios of family violence the family has followed an arrangement in which the connection of family violence began through generations. This connection should be broken before more children mature and live in a household that remedies to viciousness. Also there are kids who are in affectionate families who don’t fall to violence and as the kids develop, they start routing to violence to help resolve their problems. Studies show that physical penalty could cause hostility in children, while other

Children have the right to grow up in an environment that protects them. Successful protection increases their chance of growing up physically and mentally healthy, confident, and self-respecting. Further, as these children make their transition into adulthood, the likelihood of these children abusing or exploiting others, including their own children, gets lowered ((UNICEF, 2005).

3. In her article Pupavac is saying that the though children’s rights have historically been understand and implemented in one way, we have to change the way that we think about children’s human rights. There are many special challenges that she brings up in the article such as the fact that the CRC recognizes children as autonomous right holder with their own rights. She points out that this is problematic because many children are not competent in these rights or they are not able to exercise them alone. In regards to how we understand rights, she first states that the process of getting a legal norm to being a cultural norm is not a direct process. I believe this to be especially true and this is something that we have heard time and time again. We know that just because a law is passed, it does not necessarily mean that it will be implemented at the rural level. Pupavac then mentions that the CRC does not recognize children’s equal capacity to vote or stand in elections and because of this, the rights of children

There are several different illustrations of child injustice. Most of the information people recognize are myths. Reason being, child abuse is very hard to evaluate .Although, Richard Gelles, author of Demythologizing Child Abuse claims there are few ways to determine abuse easily. Especially filicide, which is Latin for son or daughter meaning a parent purposely killing their child. Gelles states that it is expected that caretakers will “nurture and protect their children.” Because the parents believe they are labeling themselves as “appropriate”. A few myths that have taken effect on the human mind are, most children who are abused will be removed from their primary caretaker, which is false. Only one to two

In an age of multiple overlapping crises involving public institutions, war, capital and law, we witness a normalization of violence in everyday life. Violence, as defined by the World Health Organization is the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community that may result in various harms ranging from psychological harm and deprivation to injury and death. From an anthropological perspective, all dimensions of violence are shaped by cultural and social structures, ideas and ideologies.

Children in Third World Countries are being violently beaten, and mistreated every day because of Political and civil conflicts. To support my ideas/findings, I will be using multiple websites, that have been published by reputable journalists and news reporters. In areas such as The Middle East, and most of Africa, children are being brutalized and weaponized by war criminals and people such as their own families because of Political conflicts. I will be explaining how the children are being mistreated, why this is happening, and what we are doing to help. Now that we know what the topics are concerning, let’s start with how these children are being mistreated and taken advantage of.

The three articles that address this topic of rights of children are; article 19, article 29, and article 39. Article 19 states that “parties shall take all appropriate legislative, administrative, social and educational measures to protect the child from all forms of physical or mental violence, injury, or abuse, neglect or negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation, including sexual abuse, while in the care of parent(s), legal guardian(s) or any other person who has the care of the child (Reichert, 2006).” Children who live in low socioeconomic neighborhoods frequently are at a greater risk for violence or become witnesses to violence causing emotional and physical trauma.

The major causes of verbal abuse found through research is cultural discipline from parents or guardians. The UNICEF Report: 300 Million Cases Of Violence Against Children Ages 2 To 4 believes “violence has a familiar face because it can affect children and adolescents in familiar places, such as at home, in school, their surroundings and from people they know. In most countries there is absolutely no difference in the exposure to violence, regardless of socioeconomic factors, whether they are rich or poor. One reason is that in many cultures [corporal punishment at school and at home] is perceived as the way to address and implement discipline. It is accepted and almost dismissed as not being an issue” (Cole) . This repeated theme contributes to the factor of unawareness on verbal abuse towards adolescent and society allowing abuse to be dismissed and seen as a disciplinary option..

Childhood is regarded as a phase of unique protection and rights in western culture, Children’s development is anticipated to unfold within a safe and nurturing environment. Over one million Australian children were affected by domestic violence in 2005 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2006). Where the environment is infected by violence and fright, all the usual tasks of growing up are likely to be unfavorably affected. For instance, exposure to violence can result in ‘regressive’ symptoms such as increased bedwetting, delayed language development and more anxiety over separation from parents (Osofky,1995, cited in Margolin & Gordis, 2002). These factors may have effects on children’s ability to learn, get along with other children or to focus in school. Most data gotten in the past on the effect of violence on children were studies done on children in refugee camps and so these children are dealing with the aftermaths of struggling with homelessness, dropping out of school and so on. Therefore, it may be different compared to children who are just experiencing domestic

You will gain an insight into the types of intervention and prevention programs for the various types of violence discussed during each week of the course. You will discuss and evaluate the practices designed to eliminate the impact of violence on children while becoming more aware of efforts in their own communities to intervene on behalf of these children. You will also focus on the development of intervention programs.

Child abuse is the biggest curse for any society. It has become a major issue for discussion due to its seriousness and brutality.

Children are exposed to violence everywhere. They see fights at school, they see it on the news at home, they even see it on social media. Some children see it while their countries are at war and some see it with groups fighting and killing in their neighborhood. James Garbarnio researched the effects of violence on children. He has researched what the negative impacts are, and if children are becoming more violent themselves due to the increased exposure to violence. While Dr. James Garbarnio did not clearly express opposite viewpoints from his own, he still successfully argued how violence is harmful to children in his article by using logic, evidence, emotion, clarity, and accountability.