•         Child abuse is something that happens world wide. It's a situation where many kids are suffering and needs help. And this must be stopped.
•         Child abuse is when an adult abuses a child either physically, mentally, or sexually. The most common abuse is mental abuse, then physical abuse and lastly sexual abuse. Mental abuse is just as bad as physical or sexually abused. Being mentally abused is when you're been told hurtful things, which causes anxiety, depression loneliness.
•         Now there are more girls being sexually abused than boys. Being sexually abused is when someone touches you inappropriately or forces their self on you. There is also the non-touching abuse like making a child watch, hear see someone,act innappropiate. This causes self harm, nightmares, become unusually secretive,  become scared of certain people or places, insecure and sad. And many kids suffer inside.
•        The last type of child abuse is physical abuse. Physical Abuse is when a child is being hit, beaten up, whipped by an adult. This causes loss of self esteem, depression, pain like headaches, stomachaches, anti-social, bruises. Many kids are beaten because of there abuser and it needs to stop.
•        Many kids are being physically, mentally,  or sexually abused everyday, worldwide. And there is no simple answer to why people abuse children but some reasons are because a parent/s who have drinking problems and come home drunk. They're drunk, lose self-control and violence appears and abuse their kids (physically). Another one is that a parent feels depressed, or has  anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder or with any other mental illness doesn't really care for themselves, so neither there kids. Which would lead to physical abuse.
•         All these abuses most be stopped and we need a voices for the kids who are suffering right now, world wide.  

Yorjelis

Position Paper

Child abuse is Physical,Sexual or physiological maltreatment or neglect caused by a parent or any care giver child abuse may be caused by any act of failure on how to act from the parent or a caregiver that ends up as result of potential harm to the child. Child abuse could occur  in a child's home or in school and communities the child interacts with.

Child abuse can be Solved easily prevent problems before they start happening, talk to the child about their concerns and feelings speak out against child neglect as well these are simple ways  to solve child abuse put the most important ones is recognize your anger on something or someone especially if it leads to violence look at situations realistically and last use a skill and plan find a break when needed so you will calm down  faster these are better ways to prevent child abuse from ever happening.

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— Narrative —

Erika

The sound of his footsteps filled my ears. I tried to hold in my breath, as i slowly locked the bathroom door. i huddled in the corner of the bathroom. " God Damnit. Spencer!" My father screamed as he tried to open the door.

"Dad please don't do this...please don't hurt me again" I had tears running down my face and I could hardly  breathe. " I come home and there's no food on the table! You have to learn that im the boss in this house and you have to do what I say!" Then there was a silence "Im gonna give you five seconds to open this door, if you don't open it youll be sleeping on the basement for a month..If i have to break the door i will."

I close my eyes and i slowly started opening the lock, If he puts me in the basement it would be worst for me, I would starve to death. I twist the knob to see my dad with a bottle o whiskey. "This is how you're going to learn" he said with a grin. He threw the bottle at me and i ducked quickly hoping it would hit the wall above me. Instead the bottle hit me in the head,shattering all over me, sending a small flood of blood down my face and back.

"MOM...mommy come and help me!" I screamed for her, knowing she wasn't here... knowing she was in heaven because my dad beat her to the pulp.  " I swear to God. I've never knew a 12 year old could be so retarded! Get off the floor. Now!" He grabbed my arm, and yanked me to my feet. My vision blurred and I felt dizzy. "You're just as stupid as your mother was!" He growled he gripped my shoulders shoving me in the direction of our tub. I felt a stinging pain on my head. Blackness struck me fast and my eyelids were heavy as metal, when I lost control my eyelids take cover and my eyes closed 

The next morning I woke up in the bathroom I tried to get up but I was paralyzed. I'm tired of this, I'm tired of feeling worthless, I'm tired of dealing with pain... of being a disgrace... of hidden bruises. I find the strength  to pull myself up and search for the blades I safely. Maybe in heaven I will be in peace with my mom 

I gripped on the silver blade and started cutting...deeper this time. The warm ruby blood dripping from my wrist...I felt numb, I just want it to end. I felt my heart beat faster and faster, until blackness struck and I knew I was finally in peace.