Child abuse and maltreatment is a prevalent dilemma that continues to increase in today’s society. The issue continues to grow since people aren’t aware what child abuse and maltreatment truly mean; therefore, there is widespread ignorance among parents and caregivers because they don’t always intend to harm their children. Although, the problem still remains because the child can still be traumatized in many different ways. While there are many different forms in which a child can become a victim of child abuse, dictionary.com, defines child abuse as “mistreatment of a child by a parent or guardian, including neglect, beating, and sexual molestation.” Despite the definition covering multiple forms of child abuse, it still leaves out a few,
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According to a study done by Isabel Wolock, children who come from households where substance abuse was habitual, children often form negative images of the how families function because the abuse to the substances and the child was often persistent, but also stated the importance for the child welfare system must continue to not only uncover and react to parental abuse happening in those types of families across the country then continued to state that there should be “expanded,” but not limited to “improving voluntary and perhaps mandatory services.” This information is crucial because it states that child welfare system has room to improve in their practices because they aren’t focusing enough on one of the main causes of child abuse, they do not make the parents receive mandatory treatment when reports of child abuse are continuously filed, yet they also allow them to get custody of their children again and consequently exposes the children to more neglect and abuse. Another common cause of why parents are abusive to their children is because they feel they are stressed out or under pressure. Despite the stress originating from different environments guardians face in their everyday lives, according to Ellen E Whipple and …show more content…
The “symptoms” children begin to exhibit depend on the type of abuse they experience. According to a study done by Lane Geddie Pullins, “although most parents are familiar with some of the symptoms of CSA (child sexual abuse), they are more likely to know emotional or behavioral reactions which could be suggestive of many other life stressors.” Indicating that typically one of the the child’s guardian will act when they believe their child is a victim of sexual abuse, but when they exhibit other similar symptoms, they believe that the child is likely going through one of life’s stressors instead of being abused by the other parent or caregiver. While the child may not always be at home, other professionals such as teachers or doctors can also see symptoms of child abuse, sometimes more clearly because they objectively want what is best for the child. As stated in a journal published by Carolina Jernbro, “need to pay special attention to schoolchildren who complain about the co‐occurrence of psychosomatic symptoms and pattern of symptoms, which could not be easily explained by other causes.” This signals that children who are victims of child abuse begin to develop multiple psychosomatic symptoms and while they are typically ignored by their caregiver, another person in the child’s life can also help the child get the treatment they
According to a study done by Isabel Wolock, children who come from households where substance abuse was habitual, children often form negative images of the how families function because the abuse to the substances and the child was often persistent, but also stated the importance for the child welfare system must continue to not only uncover and react to parental abuse happening in those types of families across the country then continued to state that there should be “expanded,” but not limited to “improving voluntary and perhaps mandatory services.” This information is crucial because it states that child welfare system has room to improve in their practices because they aren’t focusing enough on one of the main causes of child abuse, they do not make the parents receive mandatory treatment when reports of child abuse are continuously filed, yet they also allow them to get custody of their children again and consequently exposes the children to more neglect and abuse. Another common cause of why parents are abusive to their children is because they feel they are stressed out or under pressure. Despite the stress originating from different environments guardians face in their everyday lives, according to Ellen E Whipple and …show more content…
The “symptoms” children begin to exhibit depend on the type of abuse they experience. According to a study done by Lane Geddie Pullins, “although most parents are familiar with some of the symptoms of CSA (child sexual abuse), they are more likely to know emotional or behavioral reactions which could be suggestive of many other life stressors.” Indicating that typically one of the the child’s guardian will act when they believe their child is a victim of sexual abuse, but when they exhibit other similar symptoms, they believe that the child is likely going through one of life’s stressors instead of being abused by the other parent or caregiver. While the child may not always be at home, other professionals such as teachers or doctors can also see symptoms of child abuse, sometimes more clearly because they objectively want what is best for the child. As stated in a journal published by Carolina Jernbro, “need to pay special attention to schoolchildren who complain about the co‐occurrence of psychosomatic symptoms and pattern of symptoms, which could not be easily explained by other causes.” This signals that children who are victims of child abuse begin to develop multiple psychosomatic symptoms and while they are typically ignored by their caregiver, another person in the child’s life can also help the child get the treatment they