“Two twin boys were raised by an alcoholic father. One grew up to be an alcoholic & when asked what happened he said ” I watched my father”… The other grew up and never drank in his life. When he was asked what happened he said “I watched my father”… Two boys, same dad, two different perspectives. Your perspective in life will determine your destination (The,1).” Charles Dickens wrote a short story called “George Silvermans Explanation”. Throughout the story the reader learns that as a child he was neglected, he grew up and went to college and bettered his life. You can leave your past behind or your childhood behind, but in the end it is always there reminding you. It is what a person takes from the past and what they decide to do with it.
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The choices parents make in those first few years of a child’s life are major. The way they are treated as adolescents could potentially make them treat others the same way as adults. Sadly like George Silverman many children are neglected and ignored by their parents as children. Our earliest experiences may stick with us for years and continue to influence us well into adulthood (Some,1). George Silverman was maltreated as a child. The consequences of maltreatment can be devastating. For over 30 years, clinicians have described many effects of child abuse and neglect. They can cause physical, psychological, cognitive, and behavioral development of children. Physical effects can be anywhere from minor injuries to brain damage, sometimes even death. Psychological effects can be anywhere from chronic low self-esteem to severe dissociative states. All of theses are things that are resulted in abuse. Not just neglect, but physical abuse, mental abuse, and abandonment. Cognitive effects of abuse go from attention problems, learning disorders, poor peer relations, and even sometimes acts of violence. Overall consequences of abuse and also neglect can affect the victim or child themselves and the society in which they live in (Understanding, 1). If the child lets these things get to them it could really potentially ruin their lives. This just goes to show the first few years of life can have an affect decades
The choices parents make in those first few years of a child’s life are major. The way they are treated as adolescents could potentially make them treat others the same way as adults. Sadly like George Silverman many children are neglected and ignored by their parents as children. Our earliest experiences may stick with us for years and continue to influence us well into adulthood (Some,1). George Silverman was maltreated as a child. The consequences of maltreatment can be devastating. For over 30 years, clinicians have described many effects of child abuse and neglect. They can cause physical, psychological, cognitive, and behavioral development of children. Physical effects can be anywhere from minor injuries to brain damage, sometimes even death. Psychological effects can be anywhere from chronic low self-esteem to severe dissociative states. All of theses are things that are resulted in abuse. Not just neglect, but physical abuse, mental abuse, and abandonment. Cognitive effects of abuse go from attention problems, learning disorders, poor peer relations, and even sometimes acts of violence. Overall consequences of abuse and also neglect can affect the victim or child themselves and the society in which they live in (Understanding, 1). If the child lets these things get to them it could really potentially ruin their lives. This just goes to show the first few years of life can have an affect decades