A Child Too Many!

It seems a sad reality that child abuse cases are very much on the increase from what I read in the daily papers.  The surge in the number of child abuse reflects the sad reality of what our society have to deal with.  The abusers are usually people closest to the child and how sometimes society can turn a blind eye over the little nagging suspicions about possible abuses.  To say that this fact is highly disturbing is a mild understatement.

As a parent myself, I constantly pray to God for wisdom, patience and guidance in bringing up my children.  I constantly reminds myself about God's love and how He has blessed me with two beautiful angels to care for.  God forbid that I should ever let evil consumed me in my bid to discipline my children.

What kind of parent could imagine themselves gaining a place in heaven or expect to go unpunished while their own children lived a living hell?

When I read stories of horrendous torture, I can't begin to imagine what a living hell the poor child has been made to endure.  The physical pain, damage and trauma can be so damaging and is something to be dealt with for the rest of the child's life if he / she is lucky enough to survive the ordeal.  Sadly, some of these victims later turned to be the abuser themselves.  It's an ugly cycle if steps are not taken to provide counseling and anger management with proper tools and education.

While it may not be possible to fully eradicate violence and abuse, we can play an active role in social responsibility.  If you ever witnessed or suspect violence and abuse of any kind, do report it to the authority.  You just might save a life from living hell.

I enclosed here an educational article on how to spot abuse:  Child Abuse And Neglect:Recognizing And Preventing

God forbid that I should be one of them....

A Parent's Prayer

  Oh, God, make me a better parent.
Help me to understand my children,
to listen patiently to what they have to say
and to answer all their questions kindly.
Keep me from interrupting them,
talking back to them and contradicting them.
Make me as courteous to them
as I would have them be to me.

Give me the courage to confess my sins
against my children and to ask of them forgiveness,
when I know that I have done them wrong.

May I not vainly hurt the feelings of my children.
Forbid that I should laugh at their mistakes or
resort to shame and ridicule as punishment.

Let me not tempt a child to lie and steal.
So guide me hour by hour that I may demonstrate
by all I say and do that honestly produces happiness.

Reduce, I pray, the meanness in me.
May I cease to nag:
and when I am out of sorts,
help me, O Lord, to hold my tongue.

Blind me to the little errors of my children
and help me to see the good things that they do.
Give me a ready word for honest praise.

Help to treat my children as those of their own age,
but let me not exact of them the judgments
and conventions of adults.
Allow me not to rob them of the opportunity
to wait upon themselves,
to think, to choose, and to make decisions.

Forbid that I should ever punish them
for my self satisfaction.
May I grant them all of their wishes that are
reasonable
and have the courage always to
withhold a privilege that I know will do them harm.
   Amen

 

p/s - if all else fails I supposed there's Nanny 911?? :P