The resolution of the issue of abuse as a common behavioural dynamic lies not in punishment, rather it rests in altering the way our society as a whole relates to and treats children. And indeed, how it relates parenting, and how it supports healthy parenting. It is intrinsically linked to how power is mediated in social and material terms across our economic and political and judicial systems. It is inherently a matter of governance.
Of course, known serial abusers, those who cause intentional harm who operate without remorse in any sphere of human activity must be segregated, isolated from society at large, because they cannot be trusted to act otherwise. That goes without saying. It is a health and safety matter of extreme importance. Punishment is not really effective as a way to deal with this problem. Punishment does not prevent harm, because it always arrives after the harm has been caused. Punishment is always too late.
"The psychology of any given family, community or society is both revealed and perpetuated in how that family, community or society relates to and treats the children".
Chronic stress degrades all known biological systems, and leads to disease. Unresolved trauma leads directly to chronic stress, as does war, poverty and all forms of abuse.
These are not inevitables, nor are they unknowns.
They are all the result of choices made by adults.
Chronic stress degrades all known biological systems, and leads to disease. Unresolved trauma leads directly to chronic stress, as does war, poverty and all forms of abuse.
These are not inevitables, nor are they unknowns.
They are all the result of choices made by adults.
Here is a detailed chart outlining the social behavioural characteristics of various societies, which was collated in the 70s.
Research since then into endocrine systems, autonomous systems, in utero development and psychology, trauma studies, inter-generational trauma behaviour patterning, history, anthropology, neuroscience, biochemistry, child development and psychopathology confirm the insights of this survey.
Researcher/writers such as Alice Miller, Judith Herman, David Chamberlain, Oliver James, Joseph Chilton Pearce, Carl Rogers, Derrick Jensen, Gabor Mate, Kitty Jones, Robert Zapolsky, David Smail and many, many others are great resources in this.
I URGE you to access the data, the evidence, and go through the works of the writers listed above if you are genuinely concerned about child abuse....
I say this because I want to help you, and all of us, to understand this dynamic so that we can work together to apprehend abusers, to prevent further abuse emerging as it does in such massive numbers and realign our social systems with optimal human biological health.
I am a Survivor of long term intentional child abuse.
I speak and write with some knowledge of this subject.
Both in terms of addressing my own abusive and destructive learned behaviors and my recovery from the trauma I endured for the best part of 20 years.
Both in terms of addressing my own abusive and destructive learned behaviors and my recovery from the trauma I endured for the best part of 20 years.
This blog is where I join the dots on all of this research by people who literally have saved my life and enabled me to return to a degree of optimal biological health.
At some time it will become a book, a website, an interactive mind map and a documentary.
I do this for myself, I do it for you and I do it for my great grand children and all their contemporaries.
At some time it will become a book, a website, an interactive mind map and a documentary.
I do this for myself, I do it for you and I do it for my great grand children and all their contemporaries.
Kindest regards
Corneilius
"Do what you love, it's Your Gift to Universe"
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