e to morality issues.Today's parenting has also played a key role in revision of the legal system as it relates to family law. Due to the increasing amount of child abuse cases, there has been a great amount of emphasis placed upon the disciplinary actions of parents today. In today's society with drug abuse being more prevalent and single family households becoming more common, the pressures of child rearing have dramatically increased. Where we once had fathers and mothers running the household, we now have a mother or a father with little to no support from one another. We also have drug addicted parents who are themselves in need of help and therefore unable to care for their children properly. The stress of raising a child alone, and the state of mind that drug abuse can place an individual in, are sometimes the key ingredient to child abuse violence. Children who are victims of child abuse rarely emerge from their childhood without some type of psychological damage. As a result of this damage, they will sometimes in turn become either angry or violent individuals themselves. This damage can sometimes fester for years or even be very unapparent until a violent situation occurs and brings such damage to light. As we enter into the 21st century, It is my opinion that our contemporary society desperately needs to re-introduce the "old fashion" value system back into society. Such values being respecting one another. Not placing so much emphasis on weather or not we have the "legal right" to do or state something, but placing more emphasis on how another individual will feel as a result of us doing so. Re-introduce spiritual values. Focus on maintaining a complete family unit with core family values. This is very important, yet quite downplayed. The family unit as a whole is important because it gives a child the feeling of completeness. Yes, a woman is quite capable of raising a child on her own just as a man is quit...
