The area of the world I choose to look into was South
Asia. My reasons stem from wanting
expanded my learning about children from other parts of the world where I may
have not have known much. As I get
older, I realize how small the world really is and how things that happen
across the globe truly impacts everyone in the world.
A challenge faced by children of South Asia is child
marriage. There are countries in South
Asia where children are betrothed or married before they are 10 years old. While there is a law against child marriage,
it is often hard to implement because of custom and religious practices. Another challenge is the lack of birth
registration. It was reported in 2007
over 47% of South Asia children were not registered. The most interesting child issue to me is the
juvenile justice system. In South Asia
the juvenile justice system is similar to adults including the death penalty. These challenges can drastically effect a
child’s emotional development and wellbeing.
Children are subject to situations that would be difficult even for
adults.
Personally, I realize how much children need are voices and
support all over the world. It saddens
me to think about what those of the next generation has gone through. Professionally, I believe it is important to
establish a means to stop the cycle of child mistreatment. This gives me the motivation to keep learning
as much as I can about the world around me.
It is hard to research about other countries that have very strict religious and cultural beliefs that impede the more modern thinking. It feels like we have accomplished so much but are still stuck in some parts of the world.
ReplyDeleteGood post, Dalhia. These children are being treated wrong and facing some tough punishment for whatever crime they committ whether it is a major crime like murder or a small crime like stealing. These situations could affect even the most harden criminal nonetheless young kids who have yet develop the maturity to handle the situation.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting subject that you chose and absolutely one that must be addressed. The detrimental side effects that a marriage at such a young age, having to mature emotionally, physically, and sexually can have must be tremendous and have long lasting effects even if they are able to remove themselves from that situation at some point.
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