My journey of research has come to a end......My final reflection.

After this long journey of research I have finally found the answer to my big question. What is the best plan to help those who have suffered or still suffering from a hostile home environment? The answer is to first Try to talk to your parent or guardian about the situation. If they don't listen to you and matters get worse then move out of the environment. See a counselor or psychologist keep a journal so you can talk to them about any problem. This way you can vent and not bottle things up inside. If there is no way to do things above then call (800)4-a-child someone can help you there. Living in a new environment you can feel safe and have some one to talk to when no one else can help you.

I have learned many things during my research. I have learned that there are many types of abuse in hostile home environments. which are emotional, physical, mental and neglect. I also learned that there are many ways to neglect a child. Not enrolling a child in to school or letting them take to much time out of school for unimportant reasons is educational neglect. I never knew that at all but it does make sense because a child can suffer from it in the long run. Shaken baby syndrome is another new piece of knowledge to me. When a caregiver gets really aggravated with a baby because he/she won't stop crying and shakes the baby. Something so little as rocking a baby to hard to make them fall asleep can also cause this. When this happens the neck mussels are not strong enough so the brain moves around the skull causing brain damage or even death. I am very grateful that I found this information because my mom just had twins and I can know be more careful and tell others about it.

Another syndrome I learned about is Munchhausen Syndrome by proxy, this syndrome is caused by the parent or guardian. The parent/guardian causes the child to get sick and then takes the child to the hospital to try to convince the doctor that the baby is ill for to receive attention. Honestly I think that is so crazy hurting a child for attention I think is so wrong. What surprised me was that neglect can cause serious problems such as bed wetting and comprehending in a social environment with peers and family.

I believe my research was very successful. It helped me to understand why hostile home environments occur. They occur because there is not enough attention in the home, Parents went through abuse as a child a now passes it down to there children or parents are just stressed out because things are not going good so they take it out on the child. I also understand the effects it can have in a person's life. It can go 1 or 2 ways. It can have a negative impact on your life and mess you up mentally or you can learn from the experience and become a better person.

Now that I have found this information I plan to do a lot with it.I can help families that I know are going through the hostility. Greeting the children when I sees them and ask them how they are doing. When I see them in raged clothes , I can spare them clothes I can no longer fit or try to find some.If they are hungry with no food , i can feed them. Just showing them you care can mean so much to them. Helping my household is another thing I can do with this information. When I see things are getting bad we can all sit down as a family and talk about our problems. So we can fix it as a family. I am now ready for future parenting. I know how to prevent abuse in homes. Making sure my sisters stay in school, make sure they are being taking care of receiving clothing, food and keeping up there hygiene. Keep them active in extra curricular activites in school. talk to them often make them feel safe so they can never think twice to come to you when there is a problem. So If there is ever a problem in my home I will know how toi solve it.