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=Rates of physical and sexual child abuse have declined, but not child neglect= Every year there are reports of child abuse and neglect including six million children, with numerous accounts gone unreported. (National) Child abuse and neglect effects the victim for a lifetime, impacting more than just themselves. There has recently been "research that examines factors related to both children and adults across physical, mental, and behavioral health domains." With this research, it has shown that the rates of physical and sexual abuse has decreased, however the emotional and psychological abuse has steadily increased. (National) Due to the emotional and psychological abuse increasing, more and more children are being negatively impacted and there will soon be evidence of lower cognitive development in children. Children's cognitive development is greatly impacted from neglect allowing for lower intelligence. (Boyd) Overall, is this neglect continues to increase, society will soon be affected greatly as these children grow up and become adults themselves. As stated in //Lifespan Development,// parents who are depressed, lack parenting skills and knowledge, have a history of abuse themselves, or are substance abusers are more likely to abuse or neglect their children, and as these children grow up, they have a higher risk factor in becoming the abuser rather than the one abused. (Boyd) This will then create a larger cycle of abuse that will continue for generations until one refuses to allow this.

References: National Academy of Sciences. "Rates of physical and sexual child abuse have declined, but not child neglect." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 12 September 2013. .

Boyd, Denise, and Helen Bee. //Lifespan Development//. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2012. Print.

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