Safety is priceless. According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, before we can attend to other things such as our goals, we first need to meet our physiological needs and our need for safety. Growing up, if I was too hungry, I couldn’t think about anything but my growling stomach. If I felt terrified, my body’s energy was spent shaking out the fear that pent up inside of me.
Everyone has a limited amount of energy to expend. Children may not understand why matters like neglect are abusive, but we can see it in the effects it has on them. One tends to do more poorly in school if they are hungry, without a bed at night, or feeling unsettled by their homes. This may seem like common sense, but this should not be a common truth shared by many children at home. According to Statistics Canada, just under one-third of Canadians report experiencing childhood physical and/or sexual abuse. To me, this implies that in my old elementary classes, 10 out of 30 of us had gone through something no child should have to. We can do more for our future. It starts with answering the questions you may have such as “How?” or “Why?” Please read through how to identify signs of child abuse here: https://www.zebracentre.ca/blog/2019/8/7/recognizing-red-flags-of-child-abuse Read this to understand how COVID-19 impacts child abuse: https://www.google.ca/amp/s/globalnews.ca/news/6877706/child-abuse-reporting-covid-19-alberta/amp/ I urge you to move forward with action. Everyone you love was once a child too.
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