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…punishment in schools and in child care centers. "According to child abuse laws, it is acceptable to hit your child as long as it doesn't leave a wound or mark (2)." Whether or not it leaves a mark is hardly the issue. The most important job as a parent…

…). Verbal abuse can be very damaging to kids. The old saying "Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me" is just not true. The verbal abuse can give a child a nega tive message about hisherself. As a caller to a radio…

…victims of domestic abuse. Their voices may be heard, but their pain often goes unnoticed. Seeing the two most important people in their lives being hurt or hurting damages a child's emotional being forever. The effect of domestic abuse on children has many…

…adolescence and juvenile court and into adulthood. From official records of a metropolitan area in the United States, the study identified a large sample of cases of child abuse and neglect from about 20 years ago, and established a matched control group of non…

…in the relationship, whether it is the child or a partner. “Battering (domestic violence) is the establishment of control and fear in a relationship through violence and other forms of abuse. The batterer uses acts of violence and a series of behaviors…

…"The cycle of violence must be broken before today's abused child becomes tomorrow's abuser." (The Attorney General's Task Force on Family Violence: 1984) Every year an estimated 3.3 million children are exposed to violence against members…

…who force 'bred' their slaves, "fastening" them together until a future slave was made (238). Women were vulnerable to sexual abuses, such as countless rapes by the white male owners. One child that resulted from a forced intercourse was Frederick Douglass…

…be caused if the child is exposed to just one traumatic episode (rape, witnessing a violent crime, physical abuse); However, the child will become more susceptible to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder if the maltreatment continues. Moreover, a child is most likely…

…of the terrible danger of inducing sickness in a child is similar to an abused child's belief that their parents do not realize they are hurting them, that they are in control and will ultimately make sure they are not permanently injured or killed, or even that no one…

…before, this will lead the child to be abused and neglected. I believe many people try to force their beliefs on others and judge them for their actions. These people need to judge themselves before they start to judge others. Abortion is an issue of women…