types of child abuse, child abuse imagesYou can read about horrendous child abuse stories in the news. If you can stomach it, it’s also possible to find and view disturbing child abuse images. We are all aware of child abuse in its ugliest forms. What some people don’t realize is that abuse doesn’t just come in the form of sexual or physical mistreatment. There other types of child abuse that some people commit without being aware that what they are doing is actually wrong.
One of the types of child abuse that people sometimes engage in without being fully aware of it is neglect. Neglecting a child doesn’t necessarily mean leaving a baby in a dirty diaper for twelve hours or not bothering to feed your kids as much as you should. Not spending enough quality time with your children is also a form of neglect.
All children need a huge amount of love, nurturing and guidance if they are to develop into healthy, well balanced adults who understand the difference between right and wrong and have the skills to cope with life’s hurdles. That’s why I firmly believe you shouldn’t have a child unless you are truly prepared to make them your number one priority for the first eighteen years of their life.
I cannot abide listening to parents who moan about having no life of their own because of their kids. Nor do I have tolerance for the type of dead beat parents who consistently put themselves first and basically leave their children to raise themselves much of the time. Guess what, parenting is really hard if you do it properly. If you have children you have to be prepared to sacrifice a good measure of your freedom to come and go as you please. Perhaps when I say that neglect is one of the types of child abuse you resent it because it makes you feel guilty or uncomfortable. However, that doesn’t make it any less true.