Child sexual abuse

Should “rehabilitated” abusive parents be able to get their children back? I do not believe they should. According to Dictionary.com, the definition of child abuse is “mistreatment of a child by a parent or guardian, including neglect, beating, and sexual molestation.” A range of consequences could arise from previously abusive parents having custody, from the parents pretending to change and abusing the children again to the children never being able to be adopted into a more normal family;…

A fight for life is worst then you can imagine, STOP child abuse before it’s to late. Children are afraid to speak up because someone they love is hurting them. Experiencing child abuse is not something anyone wants to go through. Child abuse leaves children with all sorts of emotions a child should never have to feel. Stopping child abuse will stop so much more. Help stop child abuse help save a life. Definitions Abuse/Maltreatment: treating a person with cruelty or violence Neglect: fail to…

The History of Neglect and Abuse of Children has happened since the beginning of time. It was not until the late 1800 that a law was in place to stop child abuse and neglect. Child abuse has a long history. Children have been abused since beginning of time. For Many centuries the laws have failed to protect abused children. Back in the 1800 under the English law children were consider property of their father as to women were property of their husbands. In Early 1870’s there was the case of…

Substance Abuse and Dependence Differ as a Function of Exposure to Child Maltreatment, is a passage, published in the Journal or Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse written by six different researchers experienced in the field of substance abuse. In this particular article, Carla Danielson and her colleagues, discuss how maltreatment as a child affects drug usage later on. To begin with, the researchers identify the different types of maltreatment someone could experience. They studied child…

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…

The bearing of abuse leaves deep emotional scars--the child never learns how to deal with true life pressures. Life stressors that may lead the battered to become the batterer. In the book, “Loving Your Child to Much”, it explains that emotional intelligence is attained by “…teaching children how to deal with anger, disappointment, fear, excitement, and the other emotions we all experience in life” (Clinton & Sibcy, 2006, p170). Sexual abuse does not show external physical signs, but there are…

families. Parents and guardians often abuse their children because they are under the influence of alcohol and drugs, or they grew up being abused and think that this is the correct way to discipline their children. By law, teachers are to report any case of child abuse that they are sure of. For the teachers’ protection, their name will remain undisclosed. Teachers and schools need to be trained to recognize the physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect of children so that they…

protect, and teach their children so that they may develop into healthy and capable adults. Sadly, there are instances where adults betray these responsibilities and use their power to harm their children. Child abuse can take form in neglect, physical, verbal, psychological and sexual abuse. These violent occurrences at home can cause a lot of trauma that will emotionally impair children especially when they are at an impressionable age. Children that experience these types of trauma find ways…

the common sexual issues that can hinder a man’s journey towards God’s gift of sexual success. If the reader is not experiencing these battles then this chapter can provide insight to help others. Battlefront 1 – Abuse Besides sexual abuse, the author has included two other forms – physical and emotional. “To be a whole man your soul must be healed from past pain as much as possible.” (p. 36) In self-protection a child can pull away from relationships into isolation. In isolation, the child will…

Child Abuse and Our Society It seems so hard to stop child abuse because everyone has a different idea on what “abuse” is. According to the dictionary, abuse is to treat (a person or animal) with cruelty or violence, especially regularly or repeatedly. Some might argue that hitting a child on the bottom with a belt is okay if they are disciplined for their wrong-doing. Others argue that spanking a child is abuse and there are other ways to discipline. So, where do you draw a line between…