There are many issues that our society faces like welfare, health care, unemployment, racial issues and so much more. But what about an issue that starts and ends with a child, child abuse is something that people tend to draw attention to but not as much as you think they would. As the years go by child abuse has more than tripled over the past ten years and the most authoritative figures have done to eradicate the problem is simply to send child services to the household but in result they come out empty handed. These children should be given the proper care and attention they need not only to ensure that they grow up to be healthy and stable but also to guarantee that they acquire a successful lifestyle.
Children are suffering …show more content…
Until it got to the point where children were suddenly dyeing because people failed to realize the different between punishment and abuse. According to an article about the Illustration of a Social Worker Removing a Child from an Abusive Dwelling “As this concept of childhood as a protected phase gained credence, Progressive Era reformers applied the ideal to all children and to campaigns for child labor limits, education rights, and protections for children against physical abuse that led to permanent disability and even death” (Family in Society: Essential Primary …show more content…
Child abuse is strongly associated with problems in adulthood, including psychological problems and criminal behavior” (Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection).Children who are abused are twice more likely to become abusive growing up. If they don’t receive the support they truly need then they will turn out to a product of their environment. Moreover, individuals who remain in abusive families often go on to abuse their own children. They may develop speech disorders or developmental lags in their motor skills. Which means that they fall behind in school and in the long run give up on life, they no longer care about wanting to be a doctor or veterinarian instead they keep to themselves and live in fear every day of their