Introduction
Every year, more than three million reports of child abuse are made in the United States (Child, 2008). Child abuse is when a parent or caregiver, whether through action or failing to act, causes injury, death, emotional damage or risk of cruel harm to a child. There are many forms of child cruelty, including neglect, violence, sexual abuse, and emotional abuse. Child abuse is a worldwide problem with many serious penalties, both short and long term. The prevention and early detection of child abuse is extremely important in order to improve the situation and to prevent repeated abuse, serious morbidity, or even death (Konijnenurg, Sieswerda-Hoogendoorn, Brilleslijper-Kater, Lee, & Teeuw, 2012, p.207).
Spanking
Parents who spank …show more content…
How they choose to discipline them is usually the cause of most child abuse cases. If a child’s injuries are more than just minor because of the chosen discipline then it is considered abuse due to the fact the child became hurt in their care. Parents believe they have the right to discipline their child as they please. Although that may be true, physically disciplining their child is not going to teach them what they want them to do instead of what they did. They are going to leave them clueless of what they need to do instead. Spanking also causes the child pain, which hurts them emotionally and physically. Spanking just relieves them from the stress and anger they are feeling in that situation, but it is not teaching the child on how to change his or her behavior; therefore, it should not be …show more content…
There are many forms of child cruelty, including neglect, violence, sexual abuse, and emotional abuse. Child abuse is a problem with many serious penalties and it needs to be addressed as soon as possible. The prevention and early detection of child abuse is extremely important in order to occur and improve the situation and to prevent repeated abuse, serious morbidity, or even death (Konijnenurg, Sieswerda-Hoogendoorn, Brilleslijper-Kater, Lee, & Teeuw, 2012,
Every year, more than three million reports of child abuse are made in the United States (Child, 2008). Child abuse is when a parent or caregiver, whether through action or failing to act, causes injury, death, emotional damage or risk of cruel harm to a child. There are many forms of child cruelty, including neglect, violence, sexual abuse, and emotional abuse. Child abuse is a worldwide problem with many serious penalties, both short and long term. The prevention and early detection of child abuse is extremely important in order to improve the situation and to prevent repeated abuse, serious morbidity, or even death (Konijnenurg, Sieswerda-Hoogendoorn, Brilleslijper-Kater, Lee, & Teeuw, 2012, p.207).
Spanking
Parents who spank …show more content…
How they choose to discipline them is usually the cause of most child abuse cases. If a child’s injuries are more than just minor because of the chosen discipline then it is considered abuse due to the fact the child became hurt in their care. Parents believe they have the right to discipline their child as they please. Although that may be true, physically disciplining their child is not going to teach them what they want them to do instead of what they did. They are going to leave them clueless of what they need to do instead. Spanking also causes the child pain, which hurts them emotionally and physically. Spanking just relieves them from the stress and anger they are feeling in that situation, but it is not teaching the child on how to change his or her behavior; therefore, it should not be …show more content…
There are many forms of child cruelty, including neglect, violence, sexual abuse, and emotional abuse. Child abuse is a problem with many serious penalties and it needs to be addressed as soon as possible. The prevention and early detection of child abuse is extremely important in order to occur and improve the situation and to prevent repeated abuse, serious morbidity, or even death (Konijnenurg, Sieswerda-Hoogendoorn, Brilleslijper-Kater, Lee, & Teeuw, 2012,