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Long Term Consequences Of Child Abuse And Neglect

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Children have the right to education, food, and have the ability to live. They have the right to be heard, and to tell when one hurts them. All children should be treated equally, no matter their age, religion, culture, gender, wealth, or color.
Many people first think of physical abuse when child abuse is brought up; however, there is also neglect, mental, and sexual abuse. Neglect is when the child isn’t given the basic needs, and is the caretaker for whom should be their guardian. When harm is inflicted on a child resulting in long term injuries, or anxiety it is called physical abuse. Psychological/mental abuse is when a child is verbally harmed resulting in anxiety, or habits such as fidgeting. A child is being touched in a sexual manner it is called sexual abuse; the child may have difficulties sitting or may be knowledgeable about inappropriate topics for their age. (“What is”) …show more content…

She organized a children’s march from the textile mills of Philadelphia to New York City. Mother Jones then led the children all the way to President Theodore Roosevelt’s Long Island home. Children at about the age of five and six were working barefoot doing the job of a thirty year old in a building that seems run down, with bad conditions. Whenever children were to fall asleep, they would get water splashed in their face in order to wake them up and end up being yelled at above all the racket. These kids had to replace spindles, repair machinery, and crawl under the machines that would be currently on. (“Mother

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