Child abuse

victims of such abuse, but they also affect their communities. Direct consequences of child abuse range from a physical, psychological, cognitive and behavioral nature. The physical consequences of child abuse count minor injuries, severe injuries such as brain damage and sometimes death. The psychological consequences are characterized by a child suffering from what is called chronic low self-esteem and sometimes severe dissociative states. The cognitive consequences of child abuse range from…

were children. It is important to know how a person changes and what causes them to change. Child abuse tends to change people’s personalities in several ways. As the experiences and everything that has an impact in a child effects their social and personality development, too. Children who are sexually, emotionally, or physically abused have higher possibilities to have a least a psychiatric disorder. Child…

words “child abuse”, they automatically think of the worst-case scenario, but there are many forms of child abuse, some being worse than others. When children get in trouble, the first instinct most parents have is to spank them. Is this an acceptable form of punishment? Many people view this topic differently; some people believe it is acceptable because they were spanked as a child, and other people see it as completely unacceptable due to the fact that it is inflicting pain on a child. Some…

Author and public speaker Dave Pelzer, in his book, A Child Called “It”, recalls his distressing childhood being tortured by his mother. Pelzer’s purpose is to bring awareness to the amount and severity of child abuse in the world while communicating to every individual that they can overcome any hardship with enough will. He adopts a bitter, yet relieved, tone in order to duplicate the emotions himself and others have in abusive relationships in his abundance of readers. Dave Pelzer utilizes…

offenses. It can stem from genetic makeup, or it can be the way the child was brought up. Thousands of young children are injured or killed by parents or other family members annually either physically or mentally. In the United States there are reports of children with billions of dollars in related medical costs. The word abuse can have a very broad meaning; The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Administration defines child abuse as; any recent act or failure to act on the part of a…

Child abuse is defined in the United States as any injury, death, emotional harm or risk of serious harm to a child from a parent or caregiver (“What is”, n.d.). This abuse takes place in and outside of the home, whether it be verbal or nonverbal. No matter the situation, child abuse is illegal in all fifty states, and should be reported immediately. Abuse has many different categories. These categories consist of emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and child neglect (“Abuse causes”…

Child abuse is such a difficult and touchy subject, and happens way more than you can even believe. A lot of people don 't like to discuss child abuse, and a lot of people define it differently. According to childhelp.com child abuse is define as; being a parent or caregiver, whether through action or failing to act, causes injury, death, emotional harm or risk of serious harm to a child. There are many forms of child maltreatment, including neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, exploitation…

actually abuse the child he got arrested for it. Child abuse happens all around the world and it affects many children’s lives. Sometimes the parent or guardian won’t be trying to abuse the child when physically beating them but they actually are. It usually depends on the circumstances of what is happening. Child abuse mostly happens when a parent or guardian is under extreme stress and doesn’t…

well at home when it is not! How long do these children have to go through this? Child abuse is an issue that needs more attention.All school employees should be better trained to recognize and confront signs of abuse because child abuse is a widespread issue that children are not likely to discuss, so too many incidents go unreported. Child abuse is where a child is either sexual or physical or emotional abuse from their parents or it can even be a caregiver or someone that is really close to…

loses almost five children to abuse and neglect daily, but in Maine, news about abuse and neglect rarely hit the front page. On the contrary, it is not that there is a lack of the occurrence. So I was surprised to hear that 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy was murdered by her mother and stepfather after months of abuse near my hometown. Marissa Kennedy lived in Stockton Spring, Maine with her mom, stepdad, and 2 other siblings. The determined cause of death was battered child syndrome decided by…