There was a 3 year in my classroom that experienced
a very tradegic child abuse. During this time I was a new to the classroom and
was not educated on the signs of physical child abuse. According to Berger (2009) child abuse is a
deliberate action that is harmful to a child physical, emotional, or sexual
well-being. The child would come in with different injuries in which the signs
were there. She would cry whenever the
bus comes to take her home. Sadly the little girl died from a blow to the
stomach. I believe that the child’s death could have been prevented. As teachers it is our responsibility to have
called the child abuse hotline. I feel that the doctor should report the mother’s
several trips to the emergency room because of the child’s injuries. It has been about three years since the child’s
death and I still feel like someone could have helped. The mother’s boyfriend
was found not guilty and the mother is waiting to go back to court.
I read an article about Germany’s legalized child
abuse. Sex education begins as early as preschool in Germany. Adults often tell
little girls how the penis feels good to the vagina. Fathers give their
daughters’ vagina pet names. They have a non-optional curriculum which includes
helpful songs to teach preschoolers not to be afraid to masturbate. As
Americans all of this sounds very sick and weird. I cannot discuss this any
longer.
References
Dr. Judith Reisman (2010) Legalized Child Abuse in
Germany: Sex and the Preschool Child retrieved from http://www.drjudithreisman.com
Berger, K. S. (2009). The developing
person through childhood (5th ed.). New York, NY: Worth Publishers.
Tyshonna, It is very hard to comprehend how parents could willingly expose young children to sexual activity. I am very saddened that there are children in Germany who are not being protected by their care givers. Your center must have been devastated by the death of that child. In my center everyone renews their child abuse signs of abuse and the reporting process every fall and takes a test to ensure basic comprehension. We had a child this year killed by playing with a gun, he was 3. His mother and her boyfriend were charged. It is so difficult to expect government agencies to pass enough regulations to provide primary prevention of injuries.
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