Child negligence is one of the biggest contributors to the number of child fatalities in this country. So, it is our responsibility to fight for the reform of laws regarding child negligence. Child negligence is not something small and cannot be taken lightly. We cannot let it be something that is acceptable in our society or in other words, a social norm. Laws regarding child negligence should be strengthened in order to punish parents who neglect their children to a heavier sentence, because child negligence can cause death to the child, it will also affect the child’s life forever and it will have a spiraling effect to the community and the future generation. …show more content…
It can cause harm to the neglected children and even worst, in many cases, it resulted in the death of the children. Some parents say that an ordinary negligent is something common and can bring no harm to the children. Living in the fast lane, they say that they have no time to focus on every single detail of their child’s activities which eventually give the child an absolute freedom. Sometimes, living their hectic live, they have to commit an ordinary negligent such as leaving them in the car to buy lunch or even for a short meeting. However, based on research done by various experts, ordinary negligence can bring harm and even death to the children. Statistics show that among all the 1,760 fatalities caused by maltreatment of children in 2007, 34% of the figure is caused by child neglect (“Child Fatalities,” 2009). Furthermore, to prove that leaving a child unattended can cause no harm to the children, this is according to Christopher McStay, MD, an assistant professor of emergency medicine at New York University Langone Medical Center who says leaving a children unattended in the car even for a short period of time can cause death to the child due to heat stroke (“Dangers of Leaving Kids,” 2011). So, there is no such thing as an ordinary or heavy negligent. All kind of negligent is a