Book Report On A Child Called It By Dave Pelzer

A Child Called “It” is a memoir written by Dave Pelzer about his abusive childhood and how he managed to escape the hands of his mother. Pelzer wrote this book so that he could share his story and to also address the ongoing issue of child abuse. Throughout the majority of his childhood Pelzer was severely abused by his alcoholic and mentally sick mother. Social services deemed Pelzer’s abuse the most horrendous and gruesome of all such cases reported by that time in California.

In the book A Child Called “it”, by Dave Pelzer, Catherine, Dave’s mother starves Dave as punishment. After the incident with burning David on top of a stove, Catherine resorted to other forms of abusive punishments like hitting him and starving him. I predict that Catherine will continue to abuse Dave until someone in his school recognizes his injuries. Throughout the book, Catherine has done so many abusive things to Dave with the proof of scars,marks,bruises and etcetera.

Dave Pelzer Dave Pelzer was abused by his alcoholic and unstable mother. Dave claims that his childhood wasn’t always like a burden though. He says his family was a replicated version of The Brady Bunch; his mother was a picture perfect stay at home mom. Dave’s first time in the first grade was when he was five. Dave was always looking on the bright side of things even through his struggles.

“A Child Called It” is an account from a victim of child abuse from how it was before the abuse began to the transitioning into the actual abuse, and finally leaving that life of abuse. The author and victim Dave Pelzer had described his account of the abuse that occurred. The beginning of the book starts out with Dave being helped by the school, and police after recognizing the signs of abuse present. The first chapter really gives the reader a look into how he was saved but leaves an interest on how Dave was abused. The abuse transitions in the later on in the chapters with it progressively becoming very unsettling that something like that actually had happened to a child.

The Child Called “It” In the novel The Child Called “It” by Dave Pelzer. In the book the main character Dave experiences what it is like to be abused. In the beginning he talks about how it all started and by the end, he finds a way to escape.

A child called it is a story about a kid who is going through child abuse it takes place in San Francisco California . Dave pelzer was beaten and starved, the author of this book Dave pelzer was that kid. This is a true story it is a non fictional story published in 1995. He was beaten and starved by his alcoholic mom who was addicted to playing tortuous. in the book Dave was saved by the social service system.he went through multiple nfoster homes with the hope to find a family that could love him and care for him something as simple as a place where he can call home.

Dave lived a slow expanding life, as if he gradually stretched his wings throughout his teenage and adulthood after being compressed for so long during his earlier years. His faith and personal responsibility helped him transform into an emotionally healthy and competent adult. A large percentage of emotionally and physically abused children become abusive in their adult years. The abusiveness could be a cycle, passed down from generation to generation. This can be seen clearly through Dave Pelzer's mother, who has been abused herself during her childhood.

The Struggle Between Life and Death     Many times a mother is someone to look up to as tenderhearted, or inspirational, but what if instead she is abusive, and emotionally unstable? Furthermore, there are many stories out there relating to the concept of abusive mothers. One of the most sorrowful, and heart wrenching abusive stories takes places in the autobiography called A Child Called “It” written by Dave Pelzer. Dave, also known as David, shows much admiration in the book since he has to withstand all of the barbaric punishments his mother gives him at such a young age.  

Thousands of people discipline their children everyday, but some of them don’t know that they are actually abusing their child. Even though some parents may abuse their children by beating them and hitting them, disciplining a child is not the same. Disciplining a child allows them to grow and learn what is wrong and right. It also allows a kid not to be out of control and harm others. The meaning of discipline is the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior, by using a punishment to correct their disobedience.

A Child Called “It” by Dave Pelzer , is a memoir about “ a young boy who was beaten , starved and tortured by his mother , yet he managed to turn his life around “ (Barta). What is shocking about Dave’s story is that he is the only one out of his siblings that got abused. Written as an adult , Dave felt like he could expose his expressions and feelings. Also , he wanted to help others so they wouldn’t feel alone. This true story compromises what has been termed one of the worst cases of child abuse ever discovered As his mother fell to mental illness and alcoholism, he became substitute for her anger and rage towards his father.

Dave and Steve did not see eye to eye on many things, which put a strain on their relationship. Although Steve understood the importance of money, he could see past it. Dave, however,

Dave’s mother had a load of anger and rage, which was eventually expressed towards Dave every single day. As for his father, who knew what was going on, he neglected Dave and his family the more and more he spent away from home to drink at bars. The more his father neglected them, the more Dave’s mother grew erratic and unstable. Rather than rescuing Dave, or his other children, Dave’s father eventually abandons the family all together. He became powerless to confront his cruel, mentally ill wife.

Valeria Oceguera Violence in the family Professor Hoffman February 23,2017 A Child Called ‘It” A Child Called “It” by Dave Pelzer is a story about a child named David, who is a victim of abuse from his mother and tells his story of how he struggles to stay alive, search for food and the problems he has in school. David lives with his mother, father and brothers, but at the end of the book, he feels a strong hatred for his family and a strong hate for the people who knew about the abuse, David also regrets being born and questions if God exists. There are many health issues that happen when abuse happens to a child specifically and these include, “suicidal thoughts, eating disorder, PTSD can develop from a childhood of abuse.”

Chambliss " Neglect is the negligent treatment or maltreatment of a child by a parent figure under circumstances that indicate harm or threaten harm to the child’s health or well-being." C) Examples - failing to take them to the doctor, not involving in school, not giving them the proper food and shelter they need and totally ignoring their emotions. 2) Physical Abuse A) The childwelfare.gov "the none accidental physical injury ranging from minor bruises to sever fractions as a result of punching, beating, kicking, biting or burning them." B)

Should Children Be Punished Like Adults? Punishment means imposing a certain consequence in an individual due to a wrongdoing made by that individual. In other words, children who have been physically punished feel that they have paid for their misbehavior. Some people see that the punishment is a small part of the stage of discipline and education. However, many of them consider it an important way that warns children and allows them to know that their behavior is wrong, and that they have to remember not to repeat it.