"The Broad effects which can be obtained by punishment in a man and beast are
             the increase of fear, the sharpening of the sense of cunning, the mastery of the desires: so
             it is that punishment tames man, but it does not make him 'better'" (Friedrich Wilhelm
             Nietzch). Often times the scars that remain in the souls of an adult who was a battered
             child are greater punishment than the incident of infliction of abuse. The physical abuse of
             a child leads to the destruction of self esteem, a reduced ability to communicate socially
             and interpersonally, and an inability to trust themselves and others.
             Beating a child causes many negative life long side effects. The scars are not just
             physical, but mental also. These blemish's on their psyche make the abused less of a
             person in the community and in his or her family. This is caused by their incredibly low
             For one reason or another abused children find the abuse they endured throughout
             childhood to be somehow their fault . This is a method of coping with the pain of
             disappointment and dissatisfaction that is forced on them by their abuser. This form of
             coping is carried with them throughout their entire life. They feel they are responsible for
             anything that goes wrong, or is expected to happen that does not happen.
             Another thing that abused children experience throughout their time of abuse is
             constant negative reinforcement. Any feeling of good that may occur in their young lives is
             immediately destroyed by the batterer. This creates a contradiction in their expansion of
             self esteem. The negative fortification makes any feeling of self worth they experience
             disappear. In turn they have feelings of worthlessness and an unjustified negative feeling
             The result of this incredibly low self-esteem makes the abused suffer greatly in
             many aspects of their life including their school. Along with a low feeling of self worth an
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