Awareness 2....

In continuation of my last article " Awareness",  I would like to add that child abuse does not only covers the sexual abuse part but also the physical and verbal abuse as well. BTW, it includes bullying too which is more severe amongst the girls and in schools today. We live in a society that constantly pressurizes the young ones to profess their manhood and we actually get more hoods or hoots than man! It is no surprise that physical abuse of children are indeed on the rampant especially in broken homes or plain evilness on the part of the adults/parents involved who may be abused in their younger lives as well. Like I said, it is a vicious circle that needed a full stop. 

Let us not take every occurence and link it to this but to give an indepth study of the chain of events before concluding that the case is an abuse case. We are far too sane than to follow the herd metality when it comes to such matter but of course, each case required close scrutiny and genuinity. We need to be calm and respond accordingly when the signs of abuse are there. Generally, I believe that the signs are there and we need to correspond and react accordingly. I must confess, in all genuine honesty, that I have no pity for abusers of any kind. I remember dealing with a number of cases and it just boils my blood when things like this happen. I give not even a millimeter of breathing space to these abusers.  The excuses these abusers give are just plain pathetic and lame excuses. To me, the excuses are really just rubbish, pathetic and inhumane. 

Bullying is one of the kinds of abuse children had to endure in this society of ours. To me, a bully is just another coward pretending under the cloak of pretense authorithy or popularity. This is especially rampant in girls' schools. Mothers, take a good look at your daughter and start to see if there are changes in them which are not normal. Usually, a  girl would be too shy to mention it or even too timid to talk about it because they want to "blend" in the peers andthus, they endure the bullying. Teach your daughters to stand up for their rights and be assertive in their words, thoughts and action. It is okay to be different. It is okay to have an opinion. It is difficult for some but it will help your child a long long way in her life. I know because I have a daughter and a son too to raise up and I will defend them to bits because I love my children and that's what every good parent should /must do. We do not spoilt them by sparing the rod or disciplining them when they are wrong but we are to teach them the right way of living with the solid foundation of God's love as the main anchor in their lives.

I must say that the world is an ever-willing teacher cum parents to our children today. Don't ever let the world be the parents of our children. It only leads to a road of careless living, moral decay and joyful fun that only leads to more destruction in our humanistic values. Let us , as parents, take up our responsibility to really care and be concern with their lives. Built their lives on a sure, solid and good foundation of  God's love. Build confidence, build encouragement, be a patient listener and build support & rapport with our children. You will never know who and how you will be an inspiration to any child or even your own children. We all do mistakes and cry along the way as we raise our children with our first hand experience at parenthood but the greatest love & effort we can give to our children is to lift them up and equipped them with good values that they would not be held in the dungeon of false joy and ever-challenging spoils of the world. 

Wake up and be aware that all the money in the world would not do one bit of a good when your child is screaming for some love from you or fallen into an abyss of difficulties. That is most important as far as I am concerned. I have lived through that and I am sure there are many others who would agree with  me on this matter. Don't let chasing enough wealth be your excuse because it is always never enough and what is enough, anyway, right? Be aware and be watchful over the ills of today's world order. Keep your children safe and help keep the other people's children safe too. That is the only way we can stop these abuses!