Must have unlimited physical and emotional stamina. Low pay to start, but high potential for satisfaction. If there was a classified ad for parenting it would probably read something like the above. It is natural at times to feel overwhelmed, stressed, and angry. Parents occasionally feel bad that they get angry or frustrated with their children but they should not.
Anger is a normal and healthy emotion that can help to reduce stress.
It is what you DO with that anger that can have a disastrous impact on your child s physical and emotional health. Remember, the intense demands of raising a child can cause even the gentlest parent to lose control. Child maltreatment is occurring in the United States at an alarming rate. Numerous agencies, both federal and local, exist to evaluate alleged cases and, more importantly, to provide services to at-risk families to help reduce the potential for maltreatment. As the data collection program was relatively new, data was not collected from all 50 states and as such the numbers are probably a bit lower than the actual number of cases.