Societal factors had a significant impact on each case and each child experienced various types of emotional and physical neglect. However, it is difficult to determine all types of neglect that led to this abuse because most of the information is unknown. Furthermore, “Neglect is sometimes harder to recognize if there is no physical abuse. By looking at the environment and situation each of these children were in, can correspond to a type of neglect. For example, Danielle’s case, “she was found in roach-infested room, covered with her own feces, unable to speak, or make eye contact, afraid to be held and weighed only 46 pounds at age 7” ( The Girl). According to the lecture and her condition, Danielle experienced 5 types of neglect: abandonment,
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His mother was an alcoholic, who abused Dave frequently both physical and emotionally, however she would never treat his other siblings in such a manner. He was forced to wear the same clothes almost every day, had to earn his breakfast, at times had to steal food, was referred to as “the boy” (Pelzer, 1993). Most of his abuse was because of his mother’s drinking problem. According to the lecture, chronic use of drugs and alcohol often leads to physical abuse as well as neglect. Furthermore, the fact that he was not treated differently, and was referred to different shows obvious signs of emotional abuse. Any attempts of help would cause more abuse and made Dave afraid to seek for …show more content…
Then it would be more beneficial to educate children rather than adults because they will able to identify sexual abuse and report it. Like other types of abuse, it difficult to know when actual abuse is happening. According to the lecture, it is easier for adults to identify sexual abuse amongst girls than boys. If children and adults were both educated, then there would a higher probability to prevent sexual abuse. For example, if Christian Choate was educated on sexual abuse, he might still be alive today because there were multiple allegations against the family but no one ever reported Christian being abused. Furthermore, if children aren’t educated than they can be abused by the very adults who were meant to help them. “Christian’s experience reveals a history of abuse and neglect by the adults who were supposed to be protecting him” (Christian Choate). However, one can argue that children don’t know what they’re learning or will not comprehend what their learning. “The older the child and the more concrete the information and involved the children are, the more learning occurs and the greater they will grasp the concepts” (Loseke, 264). As a society, we underestimate what children can do and learning, which greatly affects them in various
His mother was an alcoholic, who abused Dave frequently both physical and emotionally, however she would never treat his other siblings in such a manner. He was forced to wear the same clothes almost every day, had to earn his breakfast, at times had to steal food, was referred to as “the boy” (Pelzer, 1993). Most of his abuse was because of his mother’s drinking problem. According to the lecture, chronic use of drugs and alcohol often leads to physical abuse as well as neglect. Furthermore, the fact that he was not treated differently, and was referred to different shows obvious signs of emotional abuse. Any attempts of help would cause more abuse and made Dave afraid to seek for …show more content…
Then it would be more beneficial to educate children rather than adults because they will able to identify sexual abuse and report it. Like other types of abuse, it difficult to know when actual abuse is happening. According to the lecture, it is easier for adults to identify sexual abuse amongst girls than boys. If children and adults were both educated, then there would a higher probability to prevent sexual abuse. For example, if Christian Choate was educated on sexual abuse, he might still be alive today because there were multiple allegations against the family but no one ever reported Christian being abused. Furthermore, if children aren’t educated than they can be abused by the very adults who were meant to help them. “Christian’s experience reveals a history of abuse and neglect by the adults who were supposed to be protecting him” (Christian Choate). However, one can argue that children don’t know what they’re learning or will not comprehend what their learning. “The older the child and the more concrete the information and involved the children are, the more learning occurs and the greater they will grasp the concepts” (Loseke, 264). As a society, we underestimate what children can do and learning, which greatly affects them in various