Child Abuse Prevention 101

Child Abuse Awareness 101

Child victims, adult survivors, professionals and communities must remember to fight for the rights of children. Education is key to eliminating the long term effects of child maltreatment and abuse. In addition, prior victims must stand up and find voice and remember those who came before and after them. Otherwise the cycle of abuse will continue and society will accept the common occurrences as as "just" another story or tale of wrongs to be abhorred but unaddressable.

In regards to terminology, children have been and are victimized everyday. The term "child abuse" has become common and accepted as a series of events that plagues the unfortunate during childhood, much like the terminology of dysfunctional families, a popular term during the 1980's. It is yet to be seen how young minds and bodies will survive in today's world, as young children attempt to shed their lives of words as "abused", "misused", "exploited", "wronged" and "victimized". In many ways, the culture of our times and the mass media use these words to perpetuate abuse but without malice. The intent of the media is to shed light on the issue and yet, statistics shows us that child abuse is on the rise in regards to child cruelty and within misguided power. Young children and babies have become targets for defective individuals with or without knowing the impact of their wrongdoing or criminal behavior. The focus has been misdirected and should be redirected to the actions of these types of individuals.

Whether or not those who have suffered from adults hands as a young person will find their rightful place in life, the stories keep coming of outrageous, delinquent, perverse, and atrocious maltreatment of children. Some very critical points that have enlightened society is the survival and the restoration of these small victims. It has been inspirational that families, friends and communities have gathered the knowledge and wisdom to understand abuse to help young people find a home on this planet once again. Any young person who's been seen violence up close, been so disregarded that their life was endangered, been forced to have sex before any consenting age, or practically been forgotten as a youth, this blog is written for you. Perhaps, as this blog grows, so shall each thought of positivity, endurance and brave hearts join in understanding that a child that should be free from the very beginning.