Any person who pays attention to
current affairs will notice that the world is in terrible shape. Gun violence.
The fiscal cliff. Debt ceiling increases. The planet’s heading for almost
certain ecological disaster. The divorce rate. Cyberbullying. The culture of entitlement.
Medicare. Overpopulation. Autism. Obesity. Racism. Consumerism. Objectification of women
in the media. The situation in the Middle East. The United States’ superpower status.
Sweatshop labor. Income inequality. Starving children in Africa.
And that’s it, right?
No. Not even close.
I’m assuming most of you know there are controversies out there equally as important as the ones mentioned above that don’t get the attention they deserve. Heck, if I were to list every important issue in the world, I could probably type here for the rest of my life and still not cover each one. However, there is one topic especially important to me (as to every blogger) that I am SHOCKED has not received the attention it deserves, as this problem affects nearly every family in America. That issue is sibling abuse.
Sibling abuse is one of the most common forms of abuse and is more common than parent-child abuse or spouse abuse.[1] Yet few parents are fully aware of it, only recently has it been thoroughly researched, and our society definitely does not recognize it as the social injustice it is. The time is long due for that to change. Society has shown its commitment to fighting problems by declaring war on them. There has been a war on terror, a war on drugs, a war on crime, and a war on poverty. Today, I am declaring a war on sibling abuse.
And that’s it, right?
No. Not even close.
I’m assuming most of you know there are controversies out there equally as important as the ones mentioned above that don’t get the attention they deserve. Heck, if I were to list every important issue in the world, I could probably type here for the rest of my life and still not cover each one. However, there is one topic especially important to me (as to every blogger) that I am SHOCKED has not received the attention it deserves, as this problem affects nearly every family in America. That issue is sibling abuse.
Sibling abuse is one of the most common forms of abuse and is more common than parent-child abuse or spouse abuse.[1] Yet few parents are fully aware of it, only recently has it been thoroughly researched, and our society definitely does not recognize it as the social injustice it is. The time is long due for that to change. Society has shown its commitment to fighting problems by declaring war on them. There has been a war on terror, a war on drugs, a war on crime, and a war on poverty. Today, I am declaring a war on sibling abuse.
[1] Straus, M. (1979). Measuring
intrafamily conflict and violence: The Conflict Tactics Scale. Journal of
Marriage and the Family, 59, p. 75-88.
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