One of our society’s few remaining taboos is child abuse. We think of child abuse as an extreme evil (Gallagher, 2001). As a result, we have been as blind as a bat in creating various legal definitions, governmental agencies that take children from their homes and thousands of unjust laws. Do the laws preventing child abuse give room for parents to discipline their children? We identify and prevent child abuse using contentious plans that interfere with the family process (Hopper, 2015). Therefore, these laws have not met their purpose but rather interfered with private family lives and child upbringing.
Professionals are allowed to share private information with others without a family’s consent which is a breach of confidentiality (Gallagher, 2001). Laws preventing physical punishment of any form hinder effective disciplining leading to high rates of indiscipline. I a
...m not for physical punishment, but laws should, at least, define the unacceptable levels of physical punishment. Don’t you think it is harsh to prosecute a parent for pinching a child? Perhaps, just sometimes, not everything that parents do to discipline their children is grubby and sleazy and wrong.
However, to do the right thing, punishing child abuse offenders should remain a high priority. In severe cases, the offender should be given a lifetime sentence to keep him/her from harming others (Ehrhardt, 2001). There should also be termination of parental right where the offender is supposed to be out the child’s sight. However, minor cases can be resolved by fines, probation, and supervised access to the child (Ehrhardt, 2001).
In case the offender is in constant contact with other children, for example, a teacher, his license should be cancelled.
In conclusion, ou
children need protection, they need education, and they need a stable environment. Therefore, let us make it our cause to give them a happy home, a healthy family, and a hopeful future. But in doing so, let us also safeguard our families by doing away with laws that interfere with the family system. Since no man is an island, laws that remove children from their families unnecessarily should be scrapped. As a result, parents and guardians will raise their children with discipline and our families will be a rock that forms the fabric of our society.
References
- The Human Rights Act and child law. Child Abuse Rev., 10(2), 81-81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/car.682
Gallagher, B. (2001). - Understanding child abuse. Child Abuse Rev., 10(2), 75-80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/car.685 Hopper, J. (2015).
- Child Abuse: Statistics, Research, and Resources for Recovery. Jimhopper.com. Retrieved 22 January 2016, from http://www.jimhopper.com/abstats/
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