Have you ever watched a child draw?
Have you noticed how deeply absorbed and focused they are while they draw?
Have you visited a group exhibition of children’s drawings created during their early formative years? I have!
Humiliations, spankings and beatings, slaps in the face, betrayal, sexual exploitation, derision, neglect, etc. are all forms of mistreatment, because they injure the integrity and dignity of a child, even if their consequences are not visible right away.