What Does A Moment Cost?

     DOES A MOMENT COST?

To a parent who loses control?

To the child whose life changes in that instant?

To the community faced with the results?

To you?

3,000,000 cases of child abuse and neglect were reported in this country last year, and 2,000 children died as a result of that abuse. The others suffered in different ways. They endured emotional trauma. They were less likely to be ready for school. They were more likely to have behavior problems, become teen parents, juvenile delinquents, drug and alcohol abusers, and child abusers themselves.

And remember … Words hit as hard as a fist.

http://www.newhorizonpressbooks.com/sm_teaching/wordshurt.html

Support families, help them avoid the terrible consequences of child abuse and neglect. A community is better served by taking preventative action to promote healthy families than by reacting to a tragedy. Child abuse is everyone’s problem. You can help, and it will only cost a moment.

(Do you have a favorite child protective organization?  I invite you to post the URL in the notes and I’ll add it here as a live link.  It’s a small act but who knows how it will benefit?)

http://www.capfsd.com/  http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/  http://coalitiononchildabuse.org/   http://www.protectiveparents.com/   http://www.state.ct.us/dcf/sites.htm  

If you even suspect abuse, call 1-800-childline