Self-awareness:
Have you ever wondered what factors must be in motion that causes an individual to neglect and abuse a child? What lead up to the moment where somebody decided to offend a child; something so easily manipulated, and able to be taken advantage of? What mindset must a person have; their thoughts of physically abusing a child? Have you ever questioned what personal issues a person has to be dealing with, that made them contemplate taking the innocence of a child by means of mistreatment for their own personal pleasure, gain, or profit? How can an individual be so cruel, evil, and so hurtful; what have they gone through in life that has caused them to afflict their pain onto another? These are questions we all should ask ourselves, and hopefully seek answers to. By knowing the situations that lead/contribute to a child being neglected or abused can help us figure out possible solutions that can help prevent or at the least reduce the number of …show more content…
Studies have shown that children who have been abused will possibly one day abuse their children as well. There are several variables that lead to a child being neglected or abused; factors such as the parents or caregiver(s), family member(s), environmental, and the child all make up the societal factor.
Abusers factors:
Parenting a child can be difficult at times, but that does not mean that a child should be abused and neglected. Child neglect can be a form of psychological or physiological abuse that can leave a serious, long lasting impact on an individual’s life (Kim, Wilderman, Jonson-Reid, & Drake, 2017). Some of the biggest factors that contribute to child abuse and neglect are, lack of parenting skills, domestic violence, drugs and alcohol, personal issues, financial issues and stress, relationship issues, history of being abused, and factor in the community (Coulton, Korbin, Su, & Chow, 1995). Lack of care occurs when a child does not
Have you ever wondered what factors must be in motion that causes an individual to neglect and abuse a child? What lead up to the moment where somebody decided to offend a child; something so easily manipulated, and able to be taken advantage of? What mindset must a person have; their thoughts of physically abusing a child? Have you ever questioned what personal issues a person has to be dealing with, that made them contemplate taking the innocence of a child by means of mistreatment for their own personal pleasure, gain, or profit? How can an individual be so cruel, evil, and so hurtful; what have they gone through in life that has caused them to afflict their pain onto another? These are questions we all should ask ourselves, and hopefully seek answers to. By knowing the situations that lead/contribute to a child being neglected or abused can help us figure out possible solutions that can help prevent or at the least reduce the number of …show more content…
Studies have shown that children who have been abused will possibly one day abuse their children as well. There are several variables that lead to a child being neglected or abused; factors such as the parents or caregiver(s), family member(s), environmental, and the child all make up the societal factor.
Abusers factors:
Parenting a child can be difficult at times, but that does not mean that a child should be abused and neglected. Child neglect can be a form of psychological or physiological abuse that can leave a serious, long lasting impact on an individual’s life (Kim, Wilderman, Jonson-Reid, & Drake, 2017). Some of the biggest factors that contribute to child abuse and neglect are, lack of parenting skills, domestic violence, drugs and alcohol, personal issues, financial issues and stress, relationship issues, history of being abused, and factor in the community (Coulton, Korbin, Su, & Chow, 1995). Lack of care occurs when a child does not