Child Neglect In The Victorian Era

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once stated “A torn jacket is soon mended; but hard words bruise the heart of a child.” Although they have some minor differences, the similarities between child neglect in the Victorian Era, and child neglect today, are alike. In the Victorian Era, children were often neglected of food, clothes, and health. Today, when children are permanently taken away from their parents, it is usually because the parents were neglecting them of food, health, and clothes. They are often put up for adoption, and once they turn 18, they are aged out of foster care. Many end up on the streets, where they are neglected of food, health, and clothes. (Virginia Child Abuse Laws, 2017)

There are still some similarities today and