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I'm not saying that there isn't child abuse and I abhor those that are child abusers, but this article is way too general and the advice is fairly contrary to the socialization process most child experience. To me, some of the advice given would create more psychological problems as the percentages weren't available to see how many are affected by these abuses. "Prevention is better than cure." Is that like abstinence is better than birth control? And, the article doesn't state that it is talking about worldwide abuses. So, one could assume that it spoke of one nation's problems v. a globally distributed issue. This would totally change any statistics (if available) on where the majority of abuses actually occur compared to where abuses are actually reported. Many abuses are not public information because of the culture of the country in question. The article needs to be clearer on who, where, and what it is addressing.

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Wiki you didn't answer DW'S comment.

Regarding child abuse and the sensitivity surrounding it (there are parents who have been wrongly accussed and convicted, parents who have gotten away with it, parents who weren't punished until after the child dies), it would be VITAL to have references, trusted sources, experts from the AMA, Pediatric Doctors and Nurses, Chiropractors (they see it too) Dentists and Daycare Providers, as well as teachers and ESPECIALLY Psychologists.

An article or blog entry that doesn't have sources, stats, interviews from experts to back up what the article is saying, to list the signs, AND HOW to prevent it in the first place is nothing more than poor journalism and is opinion. Nothing more.

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