Child Abuse

In this country the problem of child abuse is very serious. Child

abuse can happen to almost any child. The abuser and the child may seem

normal on the outside, behind the closed doors may be another story. With

help from everyone we can put a stop to child abuse.

Child abuse comes in two forms. One is verbal and the other is

physical. Often verbal abuse gets the self-esteem of the child down while

physical abuse could seriously injure the child. Many times the child had

done nothing wrong, but the p arents or guardians may be in a bad mood and

use the child as a punching bag.

Some causes of child abuse are from the uses of drugs, alcohol

abuse, or the abuser was also abused when they were little. These causes

starts problems such as runaways who has no place to go. They could grow

up to be bums. Another problem is that when the child grows up they could

become the next generations of child abusers.

Child abuse can be prevented in a number of ways such as counseling

for the adults as well as the children. Another way is for the school to

educate the children about child abuse. Teachers should tell the children

what to do in a case of c hild abuse. The children should tell a person

they trust and also speak forward when someone abuses them.

In my opinion everyone should try to prevent child abuse any way

they can. Child abuse should never start because it can ruin a child's

life forever and seriously injure the child.