Child Abuse
Cycle of Child Abuse Even though child abuse is a common crime throughout the world, there is no common solution to terminating this nightmare of reality. In most cases, child abuse begins when drugs that have taken over the life of a child’s parent. Because of child abuse, children experience different types and levels of neglect. Traumatized from their childhood, the victims who were born innocent usually continue the cycle of abuse. Coping and ending this cycle is difficult as this wrongdoing scars and damages the most fragile time of a person’s life. In the documentary, A Broken Child: Case Studies of Child Abuse, several stories show the similar cause and effects and suggest different solutions to putting an end to child abuse. According to A Broken Child: Case Studies of Child Abuse, drugs play a big role that causes child abuse. In one of the case studies, Patricia who was a pregnant drug addict prostitute had six children taken away from her from Child Protective Services (CPS). She was aware of her bad lifestyle, but she seemed not to care. Patricia smoked pot when she was reminded of her children, and she states she did drugs to “ignore” the thoughts that she had about her children. Another case study was about Johnathan, an eight-year-old boy, whose biological mother was an alcoholic. Not only was Johnathan’s mother drunk when she gave birth to him, but he continued to experience child abuse as a one-month-old infant. Kevin, a kid from Baltimore, was also affected by drug abuse as an infant. In his case, Kevin’s mom married a drug dealer. Unfortunately, while being caressed in his mother’s arms, Kevin witnessed his mother death. As a result, Kevin lives with nightmares of a man shooting him. There is a misunderstanding that people some believe they can get away with mistreating their babies. Even with an undeveloped young mind, child abuse can still leave an imprint on an adolescent’s life. As states by Michael Mierendorf, “early trauma can shape an