... to turn to, but his dreams kept him alive - dreams of someone taking care of him, loving him and calling him their son. A Child Called 'It' is a first-person narrative of a severely abused child who has survived to tell his tale. Dave Pelzer tells his story to help others heal from the trauma of the past. You may remember that in training we emphasize how many ... at his mother's hands and the ineffective and lame efforts of his father to protect him. Indeed, Dave Pelzer is an admirable man, not only for surviving a horrific childhood and growing up to be a man of many accomplishments, ...

• Word Count: 1454
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... extremely sad that something like this really did happen to such a sweet little boy. A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive Summary A Child Called "It" is a story based on a little boy's tribulations with his mother's shocking abuse. The first part of Dave's life was idyllic in his memory. He says his family was "the Brady Bunch" that included a loving mother and father with whom he enjoyed wonderful ... his own home. His mother treated him as if he wasn't even a member of the family like a nobody or an "It". She first referred to him as, "The Boy, then it quickly changed to ...

• Word Count: 1741
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... to figure out what can be done to stop this horrible condition, but until they find and pinpoint the causes, it can't be done. Professionals who study child abuse have ultimately found that the causes of this social disease are economic/financial difficulties, teenage/unwanted pregnancy, lack of ... beginning of a brutal chain of events that is destroying immense numbers of families across the country and world. In 70% of child abuse cases, it has been found that alcohol and substance abuse was present and caused or increased abuse in the situation (Hayes 1+). When a ... can be cranky ...

• Word Count: 2098
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography

A Child Called It Dave Pelzer's A Child Called "It", is an extremely popular biographical book. His story has given many people a different but shocking view about child abuse. "Just let me eat. Hit me again, but I have to have food." It is sad that children that you don't even suspect of being abused are going though so much pain and suffering during their early years. The author's intent of this book ... was to show how serious child abuse gets as well as the unimaginable things that happen. Children raised in abusive families have written about their experiences in hopes to help others in ...

• Word Count: 695
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School