Children are human beings. They are at the mercy of our care. Delinquent children are starved and famished for love, praise, affection, attention and understanding. There is nothing loving, praising, affectionate and understanding about punitive, authoritarian tactics. They only serve to starve a child closer to death.
Society condones the use of corporal punishment on children.
An abused child must be close to death before child protection agencies step in. Our schools, families, and justice systems are hungry for punishing delinquent children, not for healing and understanding them. Sentences for those who commit crimes against children are usually smaller and more lenient than sentences for crimes against adults. Sexual abuse against a child that doesn t involve genital contact, such as sexualized kissing, is discounted and not viewed legally as sexual abuse. Child pornography is displayed, bought and sold on the Internet.