Is child abuse the source of 98% of the problems in the world?
606072
I don't know about 98% of the world problems (my vote for the biggest problem-causer in the world would have to be poverty, because it correlates with so many other problems including child abuse, crime, illness, early death, lack of education opportunities, unemployment, drug and alcohol abuse, etc.).\n\nHowever, the short- and long-term effect of abuse on individuals is devastating, particularly if they do not recieve support or counselling.  At it's most basic level, abuse is a total betrayal of the child by the abuser.  It is what Marsha Linehan called the ultimate invalidating environment.  The legacy of abuse includes guilt, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, PTSD, emotional and behavioral problems, problems in school, and a danger of becoming an abuser themselves.  \n\nThese are problems that society deals with when the abused child grows up.\n\nNow the majority of abused children do grow up to be productive members of society, which just goes to show the amazing resiliency of the human spirit.  Dave Pelzer, who wrote "A Child Called It (worth reading)" is one of the more famous examples.\n\nHowever, the majority of the world's monsters were themselves abused, often horribly, as children.  There is certainly a high correlation with abusive childhoods in the backgrounds of serial killers.  Only a small minority or abused children become monsters, but a high percentage of monsters were abused as children.  A percentage of those who abuse their children were themselves abused as children.\n\nIt would not surprise me if at all if Saddam Hussein was abused as a child.  Most monsters are made, not born.
757078
I believe that some one (well, specifically a newspaper journalist) has done some checking and found (from court records, one assumes) that child murder has stayed more or less constant (and very low) over the past 50 years or so. That statistic implies that children are as safe now as ever they were, but the public  _perception_,  due to a few high profile cases, and publicised heavily by the media,   is that every child is in danger from every adult male - which is a gross insult to 99.9 percent of men.  Such a view has resulted in a lost and bewildered child in a shopping mall being ignored by males in case they are accused of molestation; in fewer men going in for primary school teaching (hence male role models are reduced); and a fall off in men and (women for that matter)  taking leadership positions in youth organisations, from cadets to scouts, guides etc., for fear of being accused of misconduct.\nIt comes to something when an adult of the 'tribe' can not comfort a small member of the tribe who has, for example,  fallen over, or is  in distress for some reason.  I recall as small boy walking into a bus stop post,  badly cutting my head.  A man came over to help, put his handkerchief on my bleeding scalp, held my hand and walked me home.  My mother was so grateful that some one had cared enough to help her son.  Today, that man no doubt would have left me alone  in case he was viewed as a paedophile.   What a sorry state our society has entered.
993737
Absolutely not, those who truly abuse and force themselves on children should have it all cut off.
1068188
It's more accurate to say that most of the world's problems are laid at the feet of religion by people who, because religion doesn't jive with their views and lifestyles, feel the need to discredit it.\n\nIn other words, yes, religion is very much often used as a scapegoat.  \n\nPeople who blame religion for everything know full well what they're doing.  They don't want to follow what religion teaches -- but instead of just saying "no thanks," they must validate their own secular worldviews by tearing religion down.  And what better way to do that than to blame religion for all the world's problems?  \n\nMost of the world's problems have to do with an absence of faith and religion, not the presence of it.
1056510
First of i would like to add one thing verbal abuse is pretty darn bad i know this first hand.\n\n\nI say rid any human that is mean and harms children with abuse build another Prison big enough to house them all strict sentence's without parole and appeal's.\n\nNow children are not big enough to take a hit from a grow up, if the people knew this laws was changed and they would face this new law maybe they would think before slugging it out with a child.\n\nPrisons or over populated and they come out as fast as they go in if we can feed other country's spend all that money fighting  other people's wars we could darn well build 500 ace'r prison to put these abuser's  where they belong.\n\nSure nobody will end that one person who lost their temper and hit a child to hard or even stop someone from ending their owe family's.\n\nBut you want a curb on abuse this way.
1046902
There does seem to be more sex crimes along with the extreme sickness of sexual predators.  I think anyone who would even think about rape or preying on the innocent should seek help immediately. \nI'm sure these problems have existed through creation, but with all that is on TV, DVDs, not to mention video games there will be an increase of sexual awareness, good and bad.  Sometimes life is had enough without having to worry about what kind of sicko is waiting somewhere for you or a loved one....
1102475
I dont believe so. Back when I was a child, we got the belt for doing something wrong. As years passed child abuse became a big issue. Laws were enacted to protect children from abuse but in reality the real child abusers still exist! We have now created a generation of unruly, out of control children. Some of the atrocities such as Columbine, teen suicide, parents murdered by their children,  ETC are a direct reflection on this! I watch this show on television where people bring someone in to teach them how to raise their children. Makes me laugh!!! The "spare the rod, spoil the child" philosophy isnt working people!!! I am not saying you should beat your child but I DO know that when your 3 or 4 year old child has done something wrong the old "drop the drawers and givem one good swat on the bare butt" philosophy worked for me.  I think I have only used this method twice but I have never had a problem with my child not respecting me. From that point on my son and I have had excellent verbal communications. I have never layed laws down and when he had questions he wasnt afraid to ask. My son is now 29 years old, has never done drugs, and has accompished much in his life. I am VERY PROUD of him! I remember when came home from school one day and asked if he should smoke marijuana because his friends wanted him to. I told him it was his choice but he had two avenues to take. I told him he could either grow up to be a leader or a follower. I also told him to think about whether he thought this person was his true friend. My son made his own mind up on the matter and chose wisely.
870986
Of course it is, its not as bad as other countries though. Even the ones that are smaller then us, but crime in America is getting ridiculuously high. Most of the tax money is spent towards better education, which helps in no way to ensure a better future. The criminals are going to get to you faster then stupidity will. And thanks to Bush's No Child Left Behind Act, most American children just got their standards lowered. Making them favor hate, racism, prejudice and all those harmful ... things...
998945
Is this a question that is supposed to make sense - there's war and violense all over the world - the problems in the world are caused by equal parts of every religion and race.
492498
Child Abuse (domestic, international, internet)\nChild Trafficking\nRefugee and displaced children\nHIV Aids and other life threatening diseases\nPoverty\nImmigration Detention of minors\nHuman Rights\nTorture
34248
There's probably some kind of statistical correlation, but not every kid from a broken home is a delinquent and not every kid in a stable home stays out of trouble.
1099583
it is dying due to laxity of morals and bad parenting,the government is also to blame parents are not supposed to discipline their children the normal way but to reason with them(how can you reason with a 3 yr old) they realise that they can do anything with impunity hence spoilt brats and bad behaviour. i,ll get off my soapbox now.
1154975
Todays hooligans and asbo's aren't a result of broken homes but a result of not being able to chastise children any more and help them to learn right from wrong, of course I don't mean abuse but children have to know what they can and can't do & nowadays we aren't allowed to tell them
398930
An estimated 906,000 children are victims of abuse & neglect every year. The rate of victimization is 12.3 children per 1,000 children\nChildren ages 0-3 are the most likely to experience abuse. They are victimized at a rate of 16.4 per 1,000\n1,500 children die every year from child abuse and neglect. That is just over 4 fatalities every day.\n79% of the children killed are younger than 4.
237066
There are many children around the world that need help. Until there is a organization to help all countries, there will be nothing but sadness.
995019
All available data shows that spaking is harmful to children, that's why the american academy of pediatrics has strongly denounced any type of hitting of a child by an adult.  People who spank their kids probably have good intentions, but if they did a little research, they would see that there is quite a bit of data that shows at best no benefit, and at worst some significant harm to children.\n\nThis is even more true in countries where spanking is not universally practiced.  In middle eastern countries where spanking and beating children is almost universal the studies show less harmful differences between those who are spanked and those who are not.  \n\nAny practice that shows children that violence is a legitimate way to end conflicts in the home is probably a bad idea.  Remember, the bible also condones slavery, so if you have turned away from that teaching, maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea to turn away from hitting your children to solve problems.
962662
Hopefully never!! There is enough child abuse, neglect and murder of children already!!