"For the Love of a Child" depicts child abuse and neglect |
| 4/7/2008 3:34:45 PM |
An impacting movie that portrays child abuse and neglect is the Lifetime movie "For the Love of a Child".
"For the Love of a Child" also was Lifetime's most watched film in the year it was released.
Child abuse and neglect occurs across all cultures and socioeconomic divides. At the beginning of the film, child abuse images aren't displayed in the middst... Read More |
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No more Child Abuse and Neglect It is Time to Stand up and Fight! |
| 4/7/2008 12:45:24 PM |
| The laws in this country are just too lenient when it comes to prosecuting those who are guilty of child abuse and neglect. How is it that a child can experience much abuse and negligence but the perpetrator serves minimum time in prison, if they even go to prison? People need to heed a wake up call and really start pushing for laws and bills that would make child abuse... Read More |
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Child Abuse Pictures Do Not Need to be Seen to be Imagined. |
| 4/7/2008 12:37:32 PM |
 None of us need to see child abuse photographs to realize that the children of this world suffer greatly at the hands of others, and it is a great tragedy that these children often slip through the cracks, even when the abuse has been reported to agencies that oversee the treatment of children. Child abuse pictures are just a reminder of what the kids suffer when no help... Read More |
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Another Teacher Found With Sexual Child Abuse Pictures |
| 4/7/2008 10:41:37 AM |
 Stop Child Abuse and Neglect
I have come to believe that we will never hear the end of our trusted teachers being caught up in some kind of child abuse stories. The internet has opened up a whole new world for perverts who have a obsession with children to indulge their pass times.
This time we have a teacher, Victor Scott McPeak Jr., from a local charter school arrested for... Read More |
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The sad fact of child abuse statistics in America. |
| 4/7/2008 9:31:41 AM |
The sad fact of child abuse statistics in America should cause each and everyone of us to stop and ask ourselves what is going on? Why are child abuse and neglect cases on the rise and why has child abuse statistics studies shown a steady upward spiral? This is not what America is about or should tolerate and as Americans we need to uncover the root cause of this alarming... Read More |
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Polygamist Ranch Raided Due to Child Abuse Stories |
| 4/7/2008 9:26:27 AM |
 Cult Leader Warren Jeffs
Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs and his followers are still in the headlines. Seems a compound in Texas was raided after a 16-year-old living there told child abuse stories to the authorities. Apparently they put numerous young girls on buses and drove them to safety. Some are still waiting to be placed in foster homes. These girls have never been... Read More |
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Many different types of child abuse and neglect. |
| 4/7/2008 9:24:17 AM |
| The subject of child abuse and neglect has been taboo for way to long. Unfortunately, child abuse and neglect has been with mankind for a very long time but in America statistics indicate it is increasing. All one needs to do to realize this is true is watch the news, read your newspaper or speak to a teacher. One of my best friends wife is a fifth grade teacher and she... Read More |
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There are at least ten types of child abuse listed |
| 4/7/2008 9:21:49 AM |
| In Dr. Susan Forward's book Toxic Parents, there are ten types of child abuse listed. It is wise to be aware of all of them and then some. Many people who consider themselves great parents might be surprised to discover they may inadvertently be abusing their children. Among the most obvious are verbal, physical, sexual, and neglect. Some of the more subtle abuses are... Read More |
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Force Yourself to Read Child Abuse Stories |
| 4/6/2008 9:35:34 PM |
 Most people prefer not to read child abuse stories, choosing instead to ignore articles on the subject because it’s such a disturbing issue to contemplate. However, I think people should force themselves to read child abuse stories. Burying ones head in the sand like an ostrich will not make the bad things go away. Only through an awareness of some of the sick things that... Read More |
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Update on Texas Polygamist Child Abuse Stories |
| 4/6/2008 9:59:01 AM |
The FLDS Compound Under Construction, October, 2007
Here's an update on the ongoing child abuse stories emerging from the Texas compound of the secretive Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a splinter sect of the Mormon religion that still practices plural marriage even though it is illegal in every state. FLDS cultists in Texas, Utah, Arizona and... Read More |
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What is child abuse and neglect? |
| 4/5/2008 2:14:16 PM |
A growing problem in the United States is child abuse and neglect. It affects millions of children every day, and sadly it is part of a vicious cycle that impacts the country in more ways than one.
As a psychology major, I studied all kinds of things about children and how traumatic events in life can shape the psyche later on in adulthood. Once you know the facts, it is... Read More |
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Children Endure Horrible Types Of Child Abuse |
| 4/5/2008 12:07:44 PM |
| I recently watched a very sad documentary where a thirteen year old girl committed suicide because the types of child abuse that she had endured had come directly from her peer group. This young girl endured merciless types of child abuse at school, being bullied and made fun of and then her peer group had created a website that further compounded the types of child abuse... Read More |
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Statistics on Child Abuse and Neglect in Infants |
| 4/5/2008 11:58:24 AM |
About 1 out of 50 infants in the United States have been either neglected or abused, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This is the first national study that produced child abuse statistics which focuses primarily on the age group of children younger than the age of 1.
These child abuse statistics reveal that 1 out of 3 of the victims are one week... Read More |
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Types Of Child Abuse Include Peer Abuse |
| 4/5/2008 11:34:15 AM |
| I was watching a documentary a few evenings ago, on television, and it was talking about child abuse statistics and all the different types of child abuse that are prevalent these days. It was quite horrifying to think that child abuse stories are still so common and all types of child abuse are frequently documented and having to be dealt with. To me, one of the biggest... Read More |
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Child Abuse Stories Cause Authorities to Raid Polygamist Ranch in Texas |
| 4/5/2008 9:12:59 AM |
Anyone who's been following the twisted saga of Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints knows that this secretive polygamist cult has been dogged by child abuse stories for decades. The cult routinely coerces underage girls, some as young as 12 or 13 to marry male cultists who are old enough to be their fathers or grandfathers. These young girls are... Read More |
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The Tragedy of Child Abuse and Neglect |
| 4/5/2008 8:59:13 AM |
| Child abuse and neglect is one of the greatest crimes and tragedies in our society today. If those who commit these crimes against children knew how they were damaging the psyches of these children, they would surely stop, unless they are so cold blooded or lost, themselves. I have a few friends who were abused severely as children, and of all my friends, they are the most... Read More |
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US Child Abuse Statistics Still Shocking. When Will It End? |
| 4/4/2008 5:17:54 PM |
It's shocking but true, according to official U.S. government statistics, between October, 2005 and September, 2006, 905,000 U.S. children aged 18 or younger were maltreated by someone. That's almost a million young people who are victims of child abuse and neglect. And this is just what gets reported, I'm afraid that what we learn from child abuse statistics is only a... Read More |
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Start your own child abuse and neglect prevention group. |
| 4/4/2008 4:28:18 PM |
All great ideas start somewhere--all groups are started by someone--be someone special and start a group dedicated to fighting child abuse and neglect.
I recently wrote about joining, or researching about joining, a large corporation or international group that is dedicated to battling child abuse and neglect--this is often and excellent place to start. But, having thought... Read More |
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Child Abuse Statistics Are Not Meant To Be Forgotten |
| 4/4/2008 4:11:35 PM |
There are people that get very sad at the sight of pictures of child abuse, but it only lasts for the moment and then they go on about their day. These people seem to think that child abuse statistics is something to lament but since it is not directly affecting them, it’s something that can wait a while. However, what these people do not realize is that child abuse... Read More |
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Child abuse and neglect: join a group, and help stop it! |
| 4/4/2008 4:08:45 PM |
Child abuse and neglect: join a group, and help stop it! There's just no other way to say it--the time has come to put an end to it, but many people just don't know what to do or where to start.
Furthermore, because it's a world-wide societal issue, it seems to be gaining momentum, not losing it. Due to this fact, child abuse and neglect is an ever-increasing problem, but... Read More |
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