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Jessica Malkowski
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Child Abuse?
October 14, 2009 - 04:14 PM
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My sister taught English for the Peace Corps in Cape Verde. She said that sometimes the school used rods to hit disobedient children. She was appalled at first, but then accepted it as the norm because the students would not listen otherwise. I'm curious to see what others think... just because something is wrong in the U.S.A. should it be considered wrong elsewhere?
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Re: Child Abuse?
October 14, 2009 - 04:33 PM
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I think the kids need to be taught a different way of punishment. Physical punishment to kids should not be allowed anywhere. Just like it is considered child abuse in the U.S. it should be considered child abuse everywhere because that is the literal definition of it. There are other forms of punishment that can be just as successful and not physically hurt.
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Re: Child Abuse?
October 14, 2009 - 04:56 PM
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I don't think rods or rulers or any kind of physical punishment should be allowed. In India, many children have died because of such kinds of punishment. I think it is a form of child abuse bcause childen cannot retaliate. I remember being very afraid of being hit on my knuckles or knees if I didn't do my homework. And I'm sure every child was afraid too. Children need to be spared of the terror of punishment.
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Re: Child Abuse?
October 14, 2009 - 06:15 PM
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My sister said that was the only way they were punished at their homes. Threatening to kick them out of class or give them a failing grade never suceeded. Some just didn't care about school because some believed working for a living was more important. Can you think of any different ways to punish them? Thank you for all of your responses!
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Re: Child Abuse?
October 15, 2009 - 11:45 AM
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I don't think this is such a bad problem. Most people in Africa don't have enough money in the first place so I think that hitting them softly to excel the level of their education is okay.
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October 15, 2009 - 01:04 PM
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I feel that children should not be physically or verbally abused to the extent that it internally or externally scars them. America is taking the wrong approach in dealing with child abuse. I feel that parents should punish their children in different ways besides abuse. Sitting your child down and talking with them, letting them know what they did wrong then going over the punishment is much more affective than abusing their kid.
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Re: Child Abuse?
October 15, 2009 - 04:22 PM
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I know how frustrating it can be when children in a class don't listen because when I was in high school, we had to occasionally teach students who were in primary school or kindergarten. Its only when you threaten them with a rod would they listen. But still I feel using a rod to actually hit a child isn't a very good thing. I'm sure when learning is more fun, children would listen. And when there is poverty or lack of food at home, children would naturally gravitate to the idea that earning is better than learning. Hitting them is like saying that if a child does not conform to certain rules which he does not like he needs to be punished. I would rather spare the rod because I feel its ok if kids don't listen in class, but its not a very nice sight to see a frightened child who has been hit with a rod. The problem with our schools is that all kids are expected to learn at one pace when each kid understands and learns at a different pace because of so many factors like the home environment, or understanding ability etc.
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Re: Child Abuse?
October 16, 2009 - 09:52 AM
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please would you be so kind as to refer to my website http://www.lisasavage.webs.com
you have no right to lay your hands on anyone let alone a child, you see the physical pain may go in a few moments but the mental pain remains for life, abuse creates a shadow the length of a lifetime, bandaged can not heal all wounds, punishing a child with violence only enfources the cycle of abuse, when you hit a child it is done when you are angry right or wrong? Right, therefore you are teaching a child that violence is a way of releasing anger, violence solves nothing how many solders go to war and die because of violence before you lift your hands to anyone take a moment to think would you do this if you where NOT angry or frustrated.
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Re: Child Abuse?
January 28, 2010 - 02:53 PM
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I think that kids should not get abused, but if you don't teach them what not to do then they'll be out of control.
Like for example running away from you in a public store, hitting their brothers or sisters. Or maybe hitting you.
It ain't right to beat your kids, but it isn't right by letting them treat you bad either.
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Re: Child Abuse?
February 11, 2010 - 03:46 PM
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child abuse isn't right, i think that sure you have to teach your child a leson when they do a certain thing wrong, but a simple time out or grounding would work better. Beating your child is not cool. it would be just like someone beating you for doing sommething wrong.For example it would be like if your wife cheated on you and her mom hit her for it. you dont want to get hit so neither do youor children. I personally think that child abusers should go to jail and stay there for a good while..
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Re: Child Abuse?
February 12, 2010 - 04:57 AM
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True. It would be pointless if the child doesn't understand that he's wrong no matter how much you beat him up. It's just gonna make him force a mental wall around you and never to listen to you again.
Making the child realize what's wrong is the best way you could guide him and make him a better person. 
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Re: Child Abuse?
February 13, 2010 - 11:07 PM
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I feel punishments are also necessary to some extent. But these punishments cannot be very severe. The idea of giving a punishment is to correct a child but not to ruin his life.
In Abraham Lincoln's letter to his son's teacher, he mentiones:
Treat my son gently, but don't cuddle him because only the test of fire makes fine steel. Also there is a good idiom - SPARE THE ROD AND SPOIL THE CHILD.
I wish to add one more thing to this topic. i.e. child workers.
It is common that child labor is used as workers in industries, hotels, boutiques and most commonly as a domestic labour.
This is very common in third world countries even though this is illegal all over the world.
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This post was edited on: 2010-02-14 at 12:00 AM by: adhisha
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Re: Child Abuse?
February 16, 2010 - 02:44 AM
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I am highly against child abuse.
Here in New Zealand we hear of many cases of children being beaten to death or severly abused.
I don't believe a child should get abused, but I think a smack on the hand if the child did something wrong.
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Re: Child Abuse?
April 9, 2010 - 08:36 AM
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okay so like my friends mom hit me just cuz i told her no i dont have a bf when i really didnt.. and broke spoon on me and cut her arm (wrist almost cutting her vien) is that considered abuse???
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Re: Child Abuse?
June 16, 2010 - 12:09 PM
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I have been thinking about the right way that children should be educated and, child abuse is not the answer. Physical abuse just encourages kids to grow up in fear. I think that talking is always the best way problems get solved. Physical abuse is never the answer but when it gets to the point that children don’t listen, adults should find other creative ways to solve the problems.
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