Pros And Cons Of Child Abuse

The Pros and Cons of Child Abuse We live in an era where child abuse is used a lot amongst parents not only in the United States but also in the World. Child Abuse is the physical, sexual or emotional mistreatment or neglecting of a child or children. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, also known as the CDC and the Department for Children and Families (DCF) describe child mistreatment as any act sequence of acts of commission by a parent or other guardian that results in injury, possible for injury, or threat of harm to a child. Child abuse can happen in a bunch of different settings. It’s possible that it can happen in a home, or in any organization, academic center including schools, daycares or communities …show more content…
Obviously child abuse is illegal because it harms children but sometimes “child abuse” can be useful. Parents beat their children so their children learn what is right from what is wrong and in my opinion it’s a pretty decent parenting tactic. Like some individuals, my parents hit me while I was growing up. They used to hit me whenever I acted up to psychologically instill in my mind that what I did was unacceptable. It’s kind of like using a shock collar on a dog. Even though it’s not the best example to compare children to domestic pets, it’s basically the same concept. What would you do if your dog isn’t acting right and jumps on your couch at home? If you ask this question to some, they will say that they would put a shock collar on their pet. Every time your dog jumps on the couch, you press the button on the remote that triggers the shock collar and your dog gets a nice jolt. Eventually, the dog will put two and two together and notice that every time it does something it’s not supposed to, it will feel pain. That’s the same thing that goes for children; if they do something that they aren’t supposed to, it will feel pain. If the child is bright enough, it will soon recognize that doing wrong will end up with a painful consequence and they will learn to not do it …show more content…
When they were growing up, if they did wrong, they were beaten. That being said, it happens everywhere; it’s not just part of the American culture. When I was a young kid growing up, they hit me to teach me right from wrong because that’s how they were raised. Fortunately, I panned out to be a pretty good kid with decent morals. Believe it or not, that’s how some athletes were raised as well. Not too long ago, two athletes were convicted of harming their children and they could possibly serve some jail time looming upon sooner than they may expect it to. Personally, I’m a sports fanatic. Recently, within the last few months or so, two future Hall of Famers from different sports leagues were charged of child abuse. These two famous athletes are all-star center from the Houston Rockets, Dwight Howard and the Minnesota Vikings all-pro running back, Adrian Peterson. Adrian Peterson was indicted in Texas by the grand jury for neglecting his