The residential school system acted as a method to reshape the future of the Aboriginal culture. " Since the earliest contact between Canada's Aboriginal people and European settlers there has been conflicting values concerning family relationships and child-rearing practices. ... Each child taken from their home has been robbed of their own identity and their ill effects of their experience of abuse and neglect will affect future generations to come. ... As well as the regulations, if the parents wanted to see their children they needed to obtain a pass from their local Indian agen...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Not only does domestic violence affect the victim, but it can also be damaging to a child who witnesses it. This can result in the child feeling frightened, guilty or depressed with a sense of powerlessness, shame, grief, or distrust. ... If a child is reared in a violent environment the child can often resort to violence later on in life. ...

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Unless a child kills or maims a parent, it is unlikely that the child's violent behavior will come to public attention. ... Our society has given approval to spanking as an acceptable method of child raising and discipline. ... Child rearing can be an immensely frustrating task and parents feel they should have control. ...

• Word Count: 2032
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate