Child Abuse

 

Child Abuse in America

Children are suffering from a hidden epidemic of child abuse and neglect. Over 3 million reports of child abuse are made every year in the United States; however, those reports can include multiple children. In 2007, approximately 5.8 million children were involved in an estimated 3.2 million child abuse reports and allegations.
http://www.childhelp.org/pages/statistics

Child Abuse in England

I was curious about abuse in England. I found over 80% of children killed or seriously hurt through neglect or abuse were not on England's child protection registers, it has been reported. Only 33 of the 189 children whose death or injury in 2005 to 2007 led to a review were on the registers.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7730939.stm

As a kindergarten teacher I experienced a horrible situation where a grandmother was abusing her grandson.  The child was so smart, I was going to work one on one with him to see just how much he knew.  It was at that time he showed me huge bruises on his legs. I reported the incident and things were not so pleasant afterwards. However, I did see the child again at another school district and his father has custody. The child has some behavior issues in school, but he has the sweetest disposition. I like to think I helped prevent any further abuse.

I just do not understand how anyone could harm a child. All children disobeys and if a parent is that angry, he or she should walk away and take deep breaths.  Or if they feel the need to hit something then hit a wall it's fixable, but a childs emotional development will be damaged for life.