80 percent of child abuse is preformed by the child's birth parents; most victims that have been or is being abused do not report anything! A child going through or that has gone through abuse feels helpless, ignored, left out, guilty and unwanted. (Mark Perry) If a child is not old enough to understand why they are being abused or the child thinks no body care's then they will keep it to themselves and they will not tell anyone. Many children that have or is being abused are scared to tell someone because they are scared of the outcomes of telling. Even though some parents abuse their own child the child still cares for them and does not want anything bad to happen to them or the child does not want to be left alone, so they keep it a secret and they hope it will all go away by itself.
If we are not part of the solution...we are part of the problem. Victims need to know they are acceptable, and need to feel safe, and especially to voice what has happened, so they can heal and continue the negative cycle.
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