Whether you are a parent worried about a child you know or work with children as part of your job, we all have a part to play in keeping them safe. Each day, the safety and wellbeing of some children are threatened by neglect. Not only the families of these children are responsible, but also it must be the concern and responsibility of the whole community to collaborate to identify causes, symptoms, and consequences of neglect, as well as the professional’s ways to investigate, and find the best treatment to prevent both its occurrence and recurrence. Our goal to protect children not to blame parents or caregivers. Child neglect is the most common type of child maltreatment. It is the ongoing failure of parents or caregivers to meet a child's
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There are 46 children’s Aid Societies designated by the Minister of Children and Youth Services to investigate child neglect and take the necessary steps to care for children and youth in need of protection. Such as Children’s Aid Societies in Ontario (CFSA) which protect children who have been or are at risk of being neglected by caregivers to provide them their care and supervision where necessary and to place children for adoption. Parents should attend groups, classes, programs organized by community or organizations to improve parenting skills. In addition, schools must pay attention to children's behavior disorder or signs of neglect. Also, family members and friends have to pay attention to signs of neglect and talk to the parents or in extreme cases report to local services authority. In conclusion, child maltreatment is a family problem that impacts the society and results in a never ending cycle of neglect. Families, community organizations, schools and the government should all work together to ensure children are not neglected and that parents have the skills and resources to raise their children in a suitable environment. Individuals should carefully plan and prepare themselves before they have children or start a family. However, children need security and protection, but over-protection is just as bad because too much independence at an early age could be
There are 46 children’s Aid Societies designated by the Minister of Children and Youth Services to investigate child neglect and take the necessary steps to care for children and youth in need of protection. Such as Children’s Aid Societies in Ontario (CFSA) which protect children who have been or are at risk of being neglected by caregivers to provide them their care and supervision where necessary and to place children for adoption. Parents should attend groups, classes, programs organized by community or organizations to improve parenting skills. In addition, schools must pay attention to children's behavior disorder or signs of neglect. Also, family members and friends have to pay attention to signs of neglect and talk to the parents or in extreme cases report to local services authority. In conclusion, child maltreatment is a family problem that impacts the society and results in a never ending cycle of neglect. Families, community organizations, schools and the government should all work together to ensure children are not neglected and that parents have the skills and resources to raise their children in a suitable environment. Individuals should carefully plan and prepare themselves before they have children or start a family. However, children need security and protection, but over-protection is just as bad because too much independence at an early age could be