Essay on Abuse and Neglect on Children
Abuse and Neglect
Having a child is something that is supposed to be an experience that lasts a lifetime. Children need lots of attention when they are born, and they need to be properly taken care of by parents that are responsible and caring. As sad as it is there is a large problem with child neglect and abuse. I believe that every couple, or single parent that is going to raise a newborn should have to go through mandatory parenting classes before the child is born. I think that this will help parents to learn how to properly handle and raise their children.
There are people all around the world that are unable to have kids, who would give anything for that chance. It’s truly a sad thing that some women find out that they are unable to bear children, when they really want to. Because of such things as abuse, there are babies that are found outside street corners with notes saying please take. With a list of over thousands of people waiting to even adopt kids, this is a sad thing going on. What’s even sadder is that there are people out there every day who take advantage of this. They have children and neglect to care for them.
When children are growing up it’s the vital period of life in which they need the most attention. If they have parents that act like they want nothing to do with them then it leads to many problems down the road. Many studies have been done to show that children that are neglected are rougher on themselves. There are case studies from psychology that prove without love and nurture from your parents or elders, you are physically and mentally damaged for the rest of your life. Many of the largest murderers and serial killers known have been victims themselves of child abuse. It’s not a process that goes on when there younger, and when they grow up they suddenly forget about it. When a child is abused or neglected as a kid it sticks with them for the rest of their lives.
There are many babies that are born to uneducated parents, who are not ready to bring another person into this world. They are parents who have no idea what it really takes to raise a child. These parents are the same parents who you see running with...