Controlled Assessment
Child Abuse (NSPCC)
Hello, the topic I have chosen to talk to all of you about today is not only appealing but also particularly relevant to all of us in the room. The term ‘Child Abuse’ may seem straightforward to everyone here, but it isn’t so clear-cut, there are many other ‘sub-topics’ which branch out of child abuse like for example: Bullying and Child Neglection. It is often overlooked and taken as a joke by many people and communities, and this isn’t right at all – the abuse of children is an extremely solemn and serious topic… Child abuse is the physical, sexual or emotional mistreatment or neglect of a child or of children; and it is important for all of us to recognize the dangers, causes and effects of this unpleasant experience … because the miserable truth is that we have no insight into our futures … Who knows? Any one of us could be experiencing this cruelty now or may know people who are in this situation later on in their lives …
... Physical abuse is a common type of abuse along with sexual abuse; and involves physical harm or injury to a child. This abuse can result from disciplinary actions e.g. belt whipping or any other physical punishments which is inappropriate to the child’s condition and age. In fact much of the physical abuse upon children is unknowingly committed by their own parents in effort of stern discipline. But most parents do not realize that their efforts are heading the child and themselves in a whole new world of fear. The points of disciplinary actions are to teach the children how to behave and right from wrong … etc. It is not to make them live in fear.
It is important for us to know the difference between disciplinary punishments to physical child abuse. In physical child abuse there are 2 main elements present which are not disciplinary actions:
Unpredictability. When the child never knows what is going to set the parent off. meaning that the child is constantly walking on eggshells,