The Goderich Signal-Star, 1967-07-27, Page 12a
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R. J. Chudernor
Th %use o f children by
'their potent* Was old: as tizo
sad' ills human ra* ltaelf.
rathi day. and alik.it seems
s
Pr41130itesouf. that. children
*odd have to 'be protected
WM those who are supposed
to loye them most. But it
is true, :.
The problem,. as a modern
fact -* went unnoticed as rec.•
entiy as tun years ago, It was
ontY sit -years ago that ` the
• ident fying term "Battered
' child, ,. syndrome,' came •into
medical use.
It Xefer5 to a clinical con.
union in young children who
have received serious physical
abuse, generally from a par.
ent Or f+ ter nt., It is a
silpalticant Kusa 01 childhood
disability and death. ,
Unfclrtuaately, the drome
is madam recooppueod time.
Other terms .used to dells,
crib. maltreatment of children
"are "abused child",... "WO
neglect" (implies starlration),
and "cruelty" (resulting in
trental and emotional damage).
• The sadism of psronts is
well -noted. .
How many children suffer
repeated "falls"? How many
people press pillows, ellatnst'a
baby's face? How malty. babies
are left en windowsills in the
hope that a plunge will be inial?
Bathtubs are a favorite site
for infanticide. People have ins•
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messed babies ih l>oilingwater: -"
And sometimes, in ice water
followed by confinement in the
refrigerator.
• Starvation is quote common
as is the'practice of chaining
children to their beds to keep
them out of sight and ,sound of
the adults.
Who are ttie.,, gild -beater s?
They aren't necessarily from
the lower socio-economic
groups. They are as likely to
be 'the wealthy, as the poor,
Social Workers move among
the poor, and cases of child
neglect come to their attentirin
more often. But, psychologists
suspect, quite as many cases
occur in the better -class dis.
(riots. They just don't get re.
The, more important question
seems to be why.
The most common factor
among people who abuse child.
ren is that they were abused
as children by their own
parents. Histories of family
violence have been traced
through three generations.
A recurring factor is that of
.stress. The person who ass.
sults a child is under severe
strain. It can be an emotional
strain, or a problem related to
L -money, job, debts.
But when such an adult at.
tacks a child in a fit of par.
ental rage, it is more than just
taking out his or her frustra-
tions on the child. To this per.
son the child itself .appears to
be the cause of the problem.
This is why the person who
has savagely beaten or even
killed a child will often say to
the police or doctor: "It was
his own fault ,,, he. drove me
to it."
The physical signs of severe
maltreatment are well doc-
umented.. They . include •, mut•
tiple skull and bone fractures,
deep bruises, ruptured internal
organs. burns, scars and whip
cuts, for which illogical expaln.
ations are offered. ' , .
The child who is psychology
ically assaulted is 'far more
difficult to spot, and the chances
of legally doing anything about
it are nil.
No one knows how many thou.
sands of children are emotion.
ally crippled, mentally warped,
• retarded, •or driven insane.
Many survive; with no vis-
ible signs of injury, only to
grow. up and perpetuate the,
savagery on their own children.
What Gail be done' about it?
Not much. Thus "far'^we have
left the problem entirely with
social workers, andthe med-
ical 'pr.ofession:
ed•ical'protession;
Doctors are in . a difficult
position. Shouii'd a general prabt.
itioner ask parents to pay for
skeletal xrrays••of ar:child which
can serve as evidence for •the
police to use against the par-
ents.? -
Understandably too, the
doctor is nervous about involve.
ment in court appearances, ad. -
verse publicity, and possible
legal actions taken against him
for false accusation.
This. is true for all of us.
We strive for non-involvement.
Yet the welfare of children
is a moral responsibiltiy shared
by society as. a whole.
A few things seem obvious:
- early detection will .remain
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the crucial step. in protection
of the child;
- reporting cases to the or.
rect authorities won't neoes.
sally protect the child; T fact,
it will probably . increase the
danger _of subsequent assault;
-. parents of thistype are
so, disturbed, or have them.
selves been. so badly damaged
in . childhood, that social case
work alone cannot prevent fur.
ther neglect and injury to their
children. u .
The. enactment t of mere legs
islation is no panacea. It won't
end the mutilation of children.
But it might help until march
thole as the legal profession
develops a better understanding
of the factors that cause par.
ental abuse.
Until such time as lawyers
have as much regar. d for the
rights of a child to protection
against harm as they have for
the legal rights of the parents.
Meanwhile, in our imperfect
wcld of today;. we can only `ask
our -hospitals tri -•retain a child
who,has been severely' battered
and beaten, or who has suffered
more than one attack, until its
removal from its home can be
arranged.
As for the parents who bring
their battered child to the hos.
pital, we owe them compassion
too.
They are speaking their par.
ental "disabilities in action Ian.
guage. They. are asking to be
stopped from behaving as they
do.
Wily else ' bring a child to
the hospital •and run such arisk
of, punishment?
Parents run this risk because
of the greater risk they 'feel
of total personality disintegra.
tion if they continue trying to
care for their child. We've
got to help them too.
ST. GEORGE'S
SUPPER
SUCCESSFUL
An oldtin'tefamily supper was
served by St. George's afternoon
Churchwomen's (gild to com•
memorate - 'Centennial year.
Owing to threat of rain, fables
were placed in Parish Hall.
-The supper• was well patron.
ized and received enthusiastic
reception by, the many' guests:
Tables were decorated in
Centennial theme by Mrs: J.
Wilson, Mrs. A. ,Hugh;,' and
Mrs. E. Elliott. Tickets were
in charge of Mrs, D. J. ,Pat•
terson while fruit, flowers,
cookies and candy were sold
by MT's., A. Palmer and Mrs.
Mary Barr.
Convenors were Mrs. H.
Tich borne, Mrs. Alma Bassett
and Mrs. D. J. Patterson, as.
sited in preparing and serving
by Mesdames C. Videan,T.
Legg, J. B. Riley, JosephCraig,
Rose Hill, H. Dodd, A. Knee.
shaw, M. Martin, F. Bowra,
Reg Bridle, L. Ashton, J. Wil.
son, A. Hugill, E. Elliott, G. G.
Russell, John Craig, M. Simp.
son, Barbara Matthews, Cynthia
Kolkman and Christy Shore.
A grateful thanks to all who
assisted in any way ,to make
the supper - an outstanding
success.
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DOWDS - RYAN
Standards of white gladioli Groomsman was Kenneth
and apricot tinted carnations Dowds, brother of the" groom,
of Toronto,, and ushers were
William Wilkinson of Goderich,
and Mark Ryan, ,brother of the
bride, of Godericli. •
The reception was held at the
Harbourlite Inn. For her
daughter's wedding Mrs. Ryan
wore , a full-length green lace
coat over a green metallic
decorated Victoria Street
United church on Saturday, July
15, for the marriage of Edna
Alison Ryan of Goderich and
F/O Brian Dowds of Girnli, Man.
itoba. The bride is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. James S. Ryan
of .Goderich, and the groom is
the son of W/02 and Mrs. A. K.
Dowds of Winnipeg, Manitoba. shift, with white accessories
Rev. Leonard Warr officiated and 'a corsage of pink roses.
at the double -ring ceremony. Mrs. Dowds chose an apricot
Given in marriage by her •
father, the bride wore a floor-
length
oorlength gown of white peau de
soie, the empire waist accent.
ed by a bow, and the design
completed by a bateau neck-
line. and belled elbow -length
sleeves. A headpiece of pearl
encrusted petals held her
shoulder length veil of tulle.
A crescent of yellow sweetheart
roses and trailing ivy formtd
her bouquet.
Mary Etue. of Goderich was
maid of honor, andbridesmaids
were Karen .McLean of London
and Wendy , Ryan' of Godericl
Each wore a floor -length ein•
pire gown of frosted peachpeau
de charme with scoop neck-
line and short sleeves. 'They
wore matching peach colored
headbands with white daisies
and carried crescent bouquets
of white shasta daisies.
lace sheath, with-lwhite, acces.
sories and a corsage pf • white
roses.
The bride's travelling cos.
tume was a yellow flowered
georgette dress with a coat
of. rayon matelasse, yellow ac-
cessories, and a corsage of
tawny gold roses. After an
extended tour of northern On.
tario to Manitoba, the couple
will reside in Gimli, Manitoba.
PRE -NUPTIAL EVENTS
Prior to her marriage the
bride was entertained at a
shower given by Mary Etue,
Mrs. Ltloyd Etue, Valerie Math.
ieson, , and Mrs. Garnet Math.
ieson, at the home of the Etues;
and at a shower' given -by Mrs.
W. Sheardown and Mrs. Burt
Bean at the home of Mrs.
Sheardown, , • The bridal • party
was.entertained by the groom's
parents after the rehearsal.
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