“What is done to children, they will do to society.” -Karl Menninger, MD
The ‘cycle of abuse’, we’ve all heard the phrase a million times, yet I often think we forget what it means. It does not only mean the cycle, or stages, in which abuses are carried out. A child who grows up in an abusive home, is sexually abused, is a victim of trafficking, a child soldier…unfortunately the list of grave injustices against children goes on and on, is never able to escape the cycle of abuse. Therefore a child of abuse is at an increased risk to become an abuser, victim of sexual assault, become socially isolated, turn to drugs and alcohol, and various other form of self destructive behavior or susceptible to varying forms of continued abuse. We, as an international community must work to ensure that all children have been given their right to protection, both to prevent such abuses, and to assist the abused in their recovery. Therefore substantial physical and psychological care must be given to victims.
September 20th, 2007 at 11:57 pm
The cycle of abuse as we see today is getting worse and more and more children are becoming victims of the worst forms of physical, verbal, emotional and sexual abuse. In third world countries the matters are made acute because of illiteracy, poverty, weak governance and poor implementation of laws. This state of affairs leaves the weak and powerless victim without any recourse to support or help either from the society or the State machinery. It is one thing to be a victim of abuse but it is much worse when you are forced to suffer in silence and live with a marred personality forever leaving doors open for living a life of a abuser.
November 7th, 2007 at 11:36 pm
I agreen that childabuse is a horible affliction. But one must consider the upside to things. Even though there might be more and more children being abuse, it is also possible to consider that mabey more and more child abuse cases are being reported. I am a victim of child abuse, and I have dedicated my life to becoming a caseworker. I have written two highschool thesies on this topic. I am very happy to see that awareness is being spread all over America. When i was little there weren’t prgrams in school that leaded a helping hand to children that were being abuse. I was always ashamed to tell anyone becuase my parents told me that it was my fault. If i wasn’t such a horrible child then I wouldn’t have to be punished. But in schools today all over America there are programs, and counsolors that are ready to help and talk to you. In health classes you are told its okay to say something and that no child deserves to be abused no matter what. Its taken me along time to get over what happend mentaly, physicaly, and sexualy, but becuase of the people willing to help I have bettered myself and used my experiences to drive me. I hope that awarness continues to spred and eventually we will have a better more effective system.
January 4th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
we need to come up with somthing . I dont know but if we culd do somthing with thes children when we find out that they are being abused they shuld AMEDETLY be removed frome the home. i wished i culd take in all the kids that have had so much of thise in there lives it is so sad