Child Abuse
It is never a child's fault when it comes to the issue of child abuse. Many people may confuse abuse with discipline but there is a very fine line between the two. Mentally unstable parents, more likely than not, abuse their children. "Unfortunately, these unstable adults also have children to look after, impressionable and sometimes completely helpless young people who depend solely on the adult for attention, nurturing, and affection. The tragic result is that, of the 3 million cases of child abuse reported each year, the majority result from dysfunctional relationships between parent and child." Kim (n.d)
Depression is usually taken lightly these days but when someone is a mother or father that needs to take care of and set a good example for their children other factors come into play. "Young children depend heavily on their mother's, and 12 percent of mothers of young children are depressed according to strict diagnostic criteria, and 52 percent report......
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