The environment a child grows up with is a reflection to how they will grow and develop. If that environment becomes violent or if the parents neglect to take care of that child it will have a serious impact on them. The first few years of a child’s life is when they learn many of their basic skills that will help them grow and develop new and more complex skills. When the learning experience is interrupted by abuse or maltreatment it can have a long-lasting affect for the child with “80%of young adults who had been abused met the diagnostic criteria for at least one psychiatric disorder by the age of 21” (Odhayani, Watson & Watson, 2013, p. 833). The statistics show that they will be at a greater risk to pass this onto their children and it
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If the child is being beaten, they may have broken or sprained bones that go unnoticed that will affect they child’s growth. There is also the physical neglect that can happen within the home, it “consists of a caregiver omission or failures to provide for a child’s basic needs” (Font & Berger, 2014, P.537). The basic needs are food, water, shelter, and clothes. If a child is not being fed properly and given the right nutrients, it will delay their brain and bone growth. by not having a stable household and not receiving the nourishment they need the child can become “stressful and physically dangerous for children” (Font & Berger, 2014, p. …show more content…
Specifically, with emotional abuse, a child can develop low self-esteem, self-worth, and increase the possibility of depression and anxiety (Font & Berger, 2014, p.538). With any form of abuse or maltreatment there is a high chance that the child will develop a negative relationship with their parents or caregivers. This negative relationship as a child can follow them throughout their life and cause problems with future relationships. It can also cause children to “persist with age-inappropriate habits and repetitive behaviour such as rocking and thumb-sucking” (Odhayani, Watson & Watson, 2013, p. 834). While the evidence shows that there is an emotional toll on the children who are abused there is research that is mentioned in Font and Berger (2014) shows that the children who have already have behavioural problems or mental illness are at greater risk to be abused or maltreated
If the child is being beaten, they may have broken or sprained bones that go unnoticed that will affect they child’s growth. There is also the physical neglect that can happen within the home, it “consists of a caregiver omission or failures to provide for a child’s basic needs” (Font & Berger, 2014, P.537). The basic needs are food, water, shelter, and clothes. If a child is not being fed properly and given the right nutrients, it will delay their brain and bone growth. by not having a stable household and not receiving the nourishment they need the child can become “stressful and physically dangerous for children” (Font & Berger, 2014, p. …show more content…
Specifically, with emotional abuse, a child can develop low self-esteem, self-worth, and increase the possibility of depression and anxiety (Font & Berger, 2014, p.538). With any form of abuse or maltreatment there is a high chance that the child will develop a negative relationship with their parents or caregivers. This negative relationship as a child can follow them throughout their life and cause problems with future relationships. It can also cause children to “persist with age-inappropriate habits and repetitive behaviour such as rocking and thumb-sucking” (Odhayani, Watson & Watson, 2013, p. 834). While the evidence shows that there is an emotional toll on the children who are abused there is research that is mentioned in Font and Berger (2014) shows that the children who have already have behavioural problems or mental illness are at greater risk to be abused or maltreated