An Argumentative Essay: It's 'Power Of Love'

It’s Love Not Hate Hook states “no one can rightfully claim to be considered loving when behaving abusively.” Before taking this statement any further a fair definition of what “abuse” and “love” are must be recognized. Each state has its own definition of abuse that can range anywhere from causing harm to another, spanking your child, or beating. The federal legislation states that abuse is “any recent act or failure to act on a part of a parent or guardian with results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, and/or exploitation” (Child welfare, 2010). For example, if you are intentionally aiming to harm your child for no clear reason it is considered abuse. Love on the other end of the spectrum is strong positive emotion of regard
Bhikkhu Pesala states that “psychological punishments can do more harm to a child than physical punishments or abuse.” Those punishments can begin anywhere from telling a child that they are stupid and worthless, to ignoring them and isolating them away from others. Between the years 1986 and 1993 the number of reported child abuse incidents doubled from about 1.4 million to 2.8 million in just seven years (Mill, 1994). In 1994, over three million children were reported for child abuse and neglect to child protective service agencies in the United States (AAPC). According to a 1994 survey, physical abuse represented twenty-one percent of confirmed cases, sexual abuse eleven percent, neglect forty-nine percent and emotional maltreatment three percent (AAPC). Only half of these incidents are reported to law officials (International Child Abuse Network,