What Leads a Parent to Mistreat Their Children for Attention?

may be our number one public health issue (Wylie 1). Munchausen By Proxy is a type of child abuse, where the perpetrator is most commonly a parent or guardian of a small child. The parent will purposely neglect and abuse their child to receive attention from doctors and other individuals. This leads us to question, what leads a parent to mistreat their children in the first place? In several cases the cause of the abuse can be linked to family relationship issues. In the novel Sickened, by Julie Gregory

causes the views of sibling rivalry and also displays oedipal conflicts. Bettelheim argues throughout his article that the tale Cinderella leads children to feel emotions such as jealousy and envy towards their siblings. He also depicts the belief that the story Cinderella leads children into oedipal jealousy and makes them feel that they need to get rid of the parent of the same sex. Bettelheim expresses his opinions and beliefs to uncover the secrets held within the fairytale Cinderella. The issue

involve the inability to achieve goals, loss of positively valued stimuli, and presentation of negative stimuli (Brezina and Agnew). Child neglect and abuse can be described by this theory, and often is, because of its elements and the effect it has on children. Before the idea of child abuse and neglect causing juvenile delinquency can be argued, juvenile delinquency must be defined. Brezina and Agnew define juvenile delinquency as law violations committed by minors. One of the largest debated consequences

Other parents believe that spanking their child will only make them listen to them more. Well, this is idea is relatively false. When a bond is broken between two people, that creates trust issues. The child will feel that they cannot trust their parent. They will feel fearful to be spanked or to be hurt in any other way. This will cause the child to actually step back from the relationship because they are unsure of their own safety. This leads to the child having aggressive

ADHD There are different types in severity, characteristics or symptoms children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) exhibit. Children with ADHD have strengths, average intelligence or diverse personality characteristics that should be accounted for. Their disability is defined with Inattention, Hyperactivity and Impulsitivity and each child exhibit different forms of these behavior characteristics. "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurological condition that

significant sacrifices for their children. In the story, we find a child who is being rejected by his parents. Here the theme of rejection and insensitivity comes in. Davey parents do not very much care about their child to an extent that her mother hurts him. The parents do not have time for the boy may be because of their drug addiction issue, that they forgot their roles as parents. Patrick is insensitive to his wife that he abandons his wife and responsibility. This leads to Davey being taken away from

In 2010 according to the census bureau there were 74,100,000 U.S children between the ages of 0-17 being abused and 3.3 million referrals. This effected on average 1-10 U.S families and children, there were more than 32,200,000 U.S families with children under the age of 18 according to the 2010 census bureau. From the 3.3 million hotline calls in 2010 there were less than 475,000 sustained cases (2010 NCANDS: 436,321 sustained +24,976 indicated = 461,297 total) resulting in about 15% of hotline

Services found parents and other caretakers mistreat 900,000 children in the case of child abuse (as cited in Moylan et al., 2010). Children can be abused directly or indirectly. Indirect abuse can be exposure to violence enacted by the mother or father towards each other (Baldry, 2007). As for direct abuse, this can include physical, sexual or psychological abuse done personally to the child. Research conducted by Jaffe, Sudermann, & Reitzel, and McDonald & Jouriles, shows that children growing up

approve of physical punishment, despite compelling evidence that it does not work, and there are alternative ways to discipline your children that are more effective. All in all, I believe no person has the right to strike another, no matter how close the relationship is. As it can damage the child physically and mentally, potentially ruin the relationship between the parent and their child, interfere with the child's future, and do more harm than good for everyone involved. Firstly, corporal punishment

parenting style has slowly faded away. Unfortunately, it has become more common and ranges from minor to severe depending on the parent. This method of correction has been passed down through generations and the history of it is a major contribution to the problem. Just because it happens does not mean it is acceptable. The desired results are rarely achieved and the children are negatively impacted for the rest of their lives. Corporal punishment needs to be eliminated as a means of behavior modification