Alternatives To Child Abuse - How To NOT Hurt Your Children
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- Preventing Child Abuse & Neglect
This page contains resources to help parents and communities understand and meet children's needs and protect them from harm. Includes information on child abuse and neglect prevention, risk and protective factors, recognizing and reporting abuse, fa - Prevent Child Abuse America
Prevent Child Abuse America was established in 1972 to build a nationwide commitment to preventing all forms of child abuse.
Child abuse and neglect are unacceptable and should not be tolerated by any means. You would think that most people agree with that statement. But with the official announcement today by the Orange County Sheriff's office in Florida that the child's remains which were found last week are in fact all that is left of little Caylee Marie Anthony it makes you wonder what the hell is wrong with people? There have been a few child abuse stories that I will never forget. Caylee's is one of them.
The toddler's mother is charged with first degree murder and does not deserve to see the light of day. Casey Anthony is a selfish cold hearted sociopath.There is no excuse whatsoever for harming an innocent child.There are other things you can do to deal with the situation.
I understand that kids can drive you crazy sometimes and make you want to pull your hair out. Raising children is challenging. Nobody said it would be easy It is how you as a parent choose to handle those challenging situations that can affect the rest of your child's life.
Here are some alternatives to child abuse for stressed out parents.
When you feel like you head is fixing to explode just stop and take a few minutes and breathe. Go in another room and count to 10 or 20. This may sound generic but those short seconds or minutes that you are away from your child can make a world of difference.
Call someone on the phone
Scream into a pillow (not in front of your children of course)
Go for a walk if you can leave the kids with a spouse of someone you trust
Go outside in the backyard
Take a drive
Turn on some music
Splash cold water on your face
Call the National Child Abuse/Neglect Hot-line at 800-422-4453
Do something productive with your children. Many times they are acting out because they are bored or are craving your attention
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That is terrible. I do not care what the excuse is it will always be wrong. No matter if on drugs or if they were previously abused or just plain mean it doesn't matter. I hate it. I often think about all the small children all over the world that are abused and how nobody helps them either because they have nobody to tell or nobody cares. It breaks my heart. And there are way more child abuse cases than people ever hear about. Lots of them never get put on the news for whatever reason. I have a relative that is a detective for childrens sex crimes and she says you would not believe what these children go through.
I think all the sex offenders and abusers should be kept on a remote island and left all to themselves. Let them abuse eachother.
Thank you for posting this hub. When people say to me things like, "People should hit their kids, or they'll be spoiled," I just point to my wife.
Her parents raised her without spanking, hitting, slapping, or anything even approaching abuse.
She is the most gracious, empathetic, well-adjusted person I have ever known, and many people say the same of her.
Would that my parents had had the foresight of my wife's parents.
nice article
I feel so bad for this child, I wouldn't treat my dog this way. Poor caylee. makes me so depressed.God bless that little girl.
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Paul put into Prison for molesting two daughters.
Justin was murdered by his adopted brother Steven.
Paul and Steven are reporting abuse, and that Kody is locked in the basement room, the lock is on the outside of the door, with just a mattress an d a blanket, Joshua put chicken wire on the window to prevent him from getting out.
Steven is says they get hit with belts, yelled at, slapped, emotionaly abused.
Food is with held, they are not allowed to get food on their own.
The kids were locked outside of the house in November on a chilly day because donuts came up missing from the refridgerator. All the kids were outside crying except for Steven, and Jessica says that is when she knew who stole the donuts.
They have reported, having to sleep outside on the patio.
Paul reports that after Kody had open back surgery, Kody was forced to sleep on the floor in front of the sliding glass door, in the home on 10.5 Mile in Sanford, MI.
Paul reports Jessica would yell at Kody for crying due to the pain of the surgery.
Kody was forced to be outside on the back patio of the home on 10.5 Mile in Sanford, MI because he had an accident in his pants. While he was forced to be outside, it was at night time Kody was tanted by Joshua and his siblings that their were cyotes out there that were going to get him. Kody was banging on the sliding patio doors, begging and crying to come in.
Paul also reports, Kody was taken outside when he had an accident in his pants, and was hosed down in cold weather.
Paul also reports, that Kody was hiding food in a dog kennel that was located in the back of the property on 5180 W. McNally in Coleman MI.
Steven reports they have been hit with belts, forced to stand in the corner for long periods of time. Items were thrown at them, he's been kicked, slapped.
Four of the boys, Paul, Justin, Kody, Steven have all ran away from this home.
Kody reported child abuse within the first few months of being placed in Jessica's home.
Jessica ridiculed the children while on a school field trip to another parent that was on the trip, told this parent confidential information about the kids she has from foster care.
Several reports to CPS were made by the friends of Steven and Justin who they confided in about the abuse.
Matthew Bass saw a large mark on Stevens back while playing basketball at Jefferson Middle School in Midland, MI. This could have been from being hit with a belt.
A witness by the name of Brooke and Gene San Miguel went over to Jessica's home, so that their daughter could play with Jessica's daughters. While there, Jessica lined the boys up in a line, told Brooke who all the kids were. Jessica then told Brooke and Gene all about the boy's family background and why they were there. She told Brooke and Gene while the kids were lined up, which one had different fathers. After that Kody was made to go back downstairs, and the boys were told to keep Kody downstairs that Kody was not allowed upstairs. This was all witnessed by Brooke and Gene San Miguel.
Brooke had the boy's over to her house on a play date for her daughter with Jessica's daughters, and Jessica made the boy's go to a separate room, while her daughters played with Brooks daughter. The boys were not allowed to make a sound, or ask to go to the bathroom, or accept anything to eat or drink. Brooke offered them pop and snacks and the boys were not allowed to have it.
Jessica would talk about the boy's and their medical conditions, how much money she get's from the state for them, and how bad their parents were to parents at softball and soccer games.
Jessica had an underwear exchange program, where the boys had to sniff their underwear in order to get a new pair.
The boys could not have friends over to the house, not allowed to have a cell phone, or be on the internet.
The boys were told that if they ever spoke out about the abuse, the abuse would get worse.
Paul said they were threatened if they wanted to leave the home, the abuse would be greater in another foster home, then what they are getting now.
Justin, our son who was murdered, ran away to his best friend Jacob Moody's home. Jacob's father Chad Moody said that Justin had told him of abuse. Justin had ran away to Chad Moody's home and stayed for over a week, and ran away to Chad Moody's home on other occasions. Chad said, that Justin had told him what was going on in the home, and that he didn't take it seriously that he was just a kid. Jessica came to get Justin from Chad's home, and Chad became concerned for Justin after meeting Jessica.
Steven ran away, and was tracked by his cell phone and made to come home. Police officer Hunt came to get Steven and bring him home. Jessica is friends with officer Hunt, and Benzing. Benzing was the investigator on Justin's murder case and interviewed Jessica and Joshua Saylor regarding the murder and allegations of abuse.
Steven went to school with brused collar bone, and Kody went to school with a fat lip.
Matthew Bass stated that Steven and Kody would come to school in the same clothes for two to three days in a row.
Mathew Bass stated that Kevin and kody piled up free food to eat at school
I know were is ashley i know i'm sure ... she is happy in here new life .... i w'ont to tell here mother that by her treatment of the very excessive and I blame on my evil by massage fateful day ashley not accept the lot of pain to her father
im sorry but i belive your story
I think her brother is the father
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goldentoad 3 years ago
Child abuse, physical or sexual is the worst thing a person could do. I don't know what gets into people. I had a best friend who was a tremendous person, successful, loving husband, loving father, but he had a drak side that no one knew about, he got on drugs about five years ago and had a downward spiral, lost his home, family, job, and ended with a girl(another druggie) who had a six month old daughter. One day, while he was stressed from the drugs, the baby continued to cry, and he ended up losing it and no one knows what happened for sure next, but the baby was dropped to the ground and received severe brain trauma and almost didn't live. The friend claims to the cops and the court, he had no recollection of what happened, and it came up that he may have physically hurt his own kids in the past. He claims to other friends of mine, that he is saddened every day (of course he's in prison) of what happened and wishes no harm on anyone and asks for forgiveness, he blames the drugs and some demon in him that he couldnt control. I haven't talked to him and do not plan to. The girl is supposedly okay now but they still don't know her long term diagnosis. I think anyone who sexually touches a child should be castrated.