TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN BECOME THE VICTIM OF ABUSE EACH YEAR. THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION ESTIMATES THAT MORE CHILDREN DIE FROM CHILD ABUSE THAN FROM MANY CHILDHOOD DISEASES. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IN COMBATING THE SYNDROME IS RELUCTANCE ON THE PART OF OTHERS TO REPORT IT. THE SYNDROME IS KNOWN TO OCCUR AT ALL LEVELS OF FAMILY INCOME AND EDUCATION. ABUSIVE PARENTS ARE OFTEN PEOPLE WHO WERE VICTIMS OF ABUSE WHEN THEY WERE GROWING UP. IF CHANGING THE ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IS NOT FEASIBLE, THE AUTHOR STATES, THEN TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY REMOVING THE CHILD FROM THE SITUATION MAY BE THE ANSWER....BS