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More programs need to be put in place to stop child abuse and neglect. Abused children have more physical and mental problems than their peers. They are likely to become abusers themselves. We need to find a way to help those who have been abused and prevent the cycle from being repeated.

I do agree with your article that yes children are a product of their environment. If a child is being abused mentally and physically than they too end up growing up thinking that okay and normal and eventually abusing their own kids in the future. Children should be protected and loved and grow up in an environment where they feel that and know that, they shouldn't live in fear.

A mother who severely abused her children was found to also have been a victim of abuse. This abuse in her past is no excuse for her abuse of her thirteen children. Both her, and her husband are accused of shackling up their children for months at a time in disgusting living conditions.

Site provides contact numbers for help. It discusses the victims, abusers, and the cycle of violence.