Saving Our Children from Child Abuse

Do your homework and you'll see that child abuse is not a new trend, just one that is getting more and more public attention lately. There are plenty of cases going as far back as the 1800's (probably even further) showing that children have always been subject to unimaginable tortures inflicted by those who are supposed to protect them and love them the most. Recently, there seems to be a wave of incidences involving child abuse resulting in death, but even the recent attention to it doesn't seem to be making it better. The recent cases of children being abused, such as Jason Midyette, an infant who was brought to the emergency room in Colorado in March of 2006 with severe injuries including a swollen brain and over 20 bone fractures, are just recently starting to make an impact in the media. Of course, we have always seen cases of child abuse and murder that have been given national media attention, but none more so than lately. It seems like the public is no longer just focusing on the social status of a child's parents, as they are on the alarming number of cases reaching the news every day.

Whether we realize it or not, there are ways to improve the situation. We just have to want to take that step in the right direction. Even if it seems like you can't possibly make a difference, you're wrong. Here are some very simple things that can be done to fight the war on child abuse: