Child Abuse, 2 In our western society it is difficult to understand why some parents would willingly inflict suffering on their own children. It is automatically assumed that all parents would practise a natural behaviour to protect their children from any harm. As logical as this concept may seem, it is not the case in all family structures around the globe. There is no way to deny the fact that child abuse is present in our …showed first 75 words of 1612 total…

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