Abuse is when someone intentionally harms or neglects a child. It can take many forms but these are the main categories: Physical abuse, Sexual abuse, Emotional abuse, and neglect. There is a possible fifth abuse which is bullying/cyber bullying but this can be contained in the four main categories above.
Form of abuse and their characteristics Types of abuse | Characteristics | Physical abuse | Physical abuse normally happens when a child is hurt by hitting, kicking, punching, hitting with items, burning, throwing, shaking, tying, and suffocating, these are all different types of physical abuse. | Sexual abuse | Normally a child is pressured into forms of sexual activity, such as penetration, oral sex, forced to watched pornography; these are all forms of sexual abuse. | Emotional abuse | This often happens with other forms of abuse but include, making the child frightened, alone, worthless, in danger, unloved, or expected to achieve higher than his age will allow. These are all forms of emotional abuse. | Neglect | This is when there is no provision made for the child’s health of safety and this can take place in the forms of: lack of food, shelter, clothing, medical care, education, needs, health: these are all forms of neglect. | Bullying/Cyber-bullying | When a group or individual person shows aggression to another person. This can include emotional, physical, racial, or sexual bullying. Cyber bullying is bullying or showing aggression through the internet this can happen through emails text messages or phone calls and can be extremely distressing for the designated individual.