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Child Abuse Facts:
▪There are more than 2.5 million reports and cases of child abuse and child neglect every single year.
▪Physical abuse- 35%
▪Sexual abuse- 15%
▪Child neglect- 50%
▪Emotional abuse IS indeed a form of child abuse.
▪Before the age of 18, about 1 out of 4 girls and 1 out of 8 boys are violated and sexually abused.
▪1 out of 20 children are abused physically every year.
What IS child abuse?
Child abuse is when harm or danger is brought upon a child. This could be done by a parent, guardian, family member, care giver, or any other adult. Many adults don't actually understand the exact line between discipline and abuse. CUTS, LESIONS, SCRAPES,BRUISES,EMOTIONAL DAMAGE, or ANYTHING present on a child indicating that they could have been abused IS ABUSE. The subject of abuse is open to any interpretation for any race, religion, or culture, but there are also certain laws restricting to what a person could do. Anything that causes a child distress to an extreme degree multiple times could also be considered as abuse. Lack of parenting skills, substance abuse, uncontrollable rage, or disastrous childhood are some factors of reasons to why adults abuse children.
▪There are more than 2.5 million reports and cases of child abuse and child neglect every single year.
▪Physical abuse- 35%
▪Sexual abuse- 15%
▪Child neglect- 50%
▪Emotional abuse IS indeed a form of child abuse.
▪Before the age of 18, about 1 out of 4 girls and 1 out of 8 boys are violated and sexually abused.
▪1 out of 20 children are abused physically every year.
What IS child abuse?
Child abuse is when harm or danger is brought upon a child. This could be done by a parent, guardian, family member, care giver, or any other adult. Many adults don't actually understand the exact line between discipline and abuse. CUTS, LESIONS, SCRAPES,BRUISES,EMOTIONAL DAMAGE, or ANYTHING present on a child indicating that they could have been abused IS ABUSE. The subject of abuse is open to any interpretation for any race, religion, or culture, but there are also certain laws restricting to what a person could do. Anything that causes a child distress to an extreme degree multiple times could also be considered as abuse. Lack of parenting skills, substance abuse, uncontrollable rage, or disastrous childhood are some factors of reasons to why adults abuse children.
Types of Child Abuse:
-Physical Abuse
Physical abuse is harm towards the children by punching, hitting, slapping, kicking, hitting with objects, etc.
-Sexual Abuse
The most common sexual abuse towards a child is incest.Incest is when there are sexual relations in the family blood line. When a child is being forced to have intercourse with an adult against their own will is not only abuse, but it is also considered as rape. Sexual abuse could be non-physical, where indecent exposure is held, obsene language or phone calls, or "peeping toms", or it could also be physical, where it includes fondling, oral stimulation, or intercourse.
-Emotional Abuse
Any harsh language towards the child could be interpereted as emotional abuse. Verbal assaults, graphic images, or events could damage a child mentally. Although emotional abuse is a difficult type of abuse to verify with the child, if the child feels distraught due to any authentic reason, it is infact, emotional abuse. It could damage a child's self-esteem and lower their confidence levels. Some cases end up in very disruptive behavior when growing up. In some outcomes of emotional abuse, grown adults could end up doing the same to their own child, subconciously.
-Neglect
Neglect is simply when a parent is not taking care of their child as well as they could. This includes:
▪making the child feel unappreciated.
▪not feeding the child enough to cause health risks.
▪poor housing job.
▪not able to support the child
and many other factors.
-Physical Abuse
Physical abuse is harm towards the children by punching, hitting, slapping, kicking, hitting with objects, etc.
-Sexual Abuse
The most common sexual abuse towards a child is incest.Incest is when there are sexual relations in the family blood line. When a child is being forced to have intercourse with an adult against their own will is not only abuse, but it is also considered as rape. Sexual abuse could be non-physical, where indecent exposure is held, obsene language or phone calls, or "peeping toms", or it could also be physical, where it includes fondling, oral stimulation, or intercourse.
-Emotional Abuse
Any harsh language towards the child could be interpereted as emotional abuse. Verbal assaults, graphic images, or events could damage a child mentally. Although emotional abuse is a difficult type of abuse to verify with the child, if the child feels distraught due to any authentic reason, it is infact, emotional abuse. It could damage a child's self-esteem and lower their confidence levels. Some cases end up in very disruptive behavior when growing up. In some outcomes of emotional abuse, grown adults could end up doing the same to their own child, subconciously.
-Neglect
Neglect is simply when a parent is not taking care of their child as well as they could. This includes:
▪not feeding the child enough to cause health risks.
▪poor housing job.
▪not able to support the child
and many other factors.
Help prevent child abuse
▪know where your child is and what they are doing at all times.
▪ask if anything happens when they are being watched by babysitters.
▪let the child be aware of what sexual abuse is and how wrong it is.
▪teach your child how to take care of themselves in situations and discuss what to do if anything does happen.
▪teach your child how to say "no".
Child abuse is a very important matter. Please contact your local police station or any form of authority if your child is being abused.
ALSO if YOU are abusing your child, and are unaware of the fact that you are, take time to consider the things that you do. Please be understanding and consider.
▪know where your child is and what they are doing at all times.
▪ask if anything happens when they are being watched by babysitters.
▪let the child be aware of what sexual abuse is and how wrong it is.
▪teach your child how to take care of themselves in situations and discuss what to do if anything does happen.
▪teach your child how to say "no".
Child abuse is a very important matter. Please contact your local police station or any form of authority if your child is being abused.
ALSO if YOU are abusing your child, and are unaware of the fact that you are, take time to consider the things that you do. Please be understanding and consider.
