Rebecca Professor Mark Watman English500.2OL-SM13 28 July 2013 Preventing Child Abuse "Allison was washing the dishes and had just begun to dry them. All of a sudden‚ she heard the door slam. ’Girl‚ Where’s my food?’ the voice yelled. It was her father just getting home from work. Allison began to panic. Rushing to try and find a dish‚ her little five year old fingers dropped the plate and it smashed to the floor. Her father stomped into the kitchen and began to threaten to beat her.” Think
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Unfortunately‚ child abuse is one of the major issues that our country is plagued with‚ yet we neglect to bring this to the attention of the entire nation. It is often over looked because everyone has a different view of what exactly defines child abuse. The International Child Abuse Network (ICAN) uses four basis catigories to docunment the child abuse cases. They are: emotional abuse‚ neglect‚ physical abuse‚ and sexual abuse. I will be describing the first three. Emotional Abuse‚ (also known
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Melinda Sordino begins her freshman year at Merryweather High School in Syracuse‚ New York‚ with a heavy secret weighing on her. Over the summer‚ she and her friends went to a party and Melinda ended up calling the police‚ causing her friends and everyone at the party to socially reject her. Melinda’s only friend is Heather‚ a new student‚ who tries to get Melinda involved in her schemes to gain popularity. Which stabs her in the back by telling everyone her secrets. Melinda‚ however‚ is not interested
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many children suffer at the hands of child abuse every day. It appears to most people that child abuse is negative‚ something that no one should commit‚ or that it’s common sense not to harm a child. Yet it continues to be a problem around the world and it is largely believed that the chances of eliminating child abuse incidents completely is slim to none‚ however‚ that topic will be discussed later. There are four different types of child abuse in which a child can experience. The first being neglect
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Abstract This paper will discuss child abuse and neglect and the lasting effects left on a child. The main types of abuse and neglect explained are emotional abuse‚ psychological abuse‚ physical abuse‚ sexual abuse‚ medical neglect‚ educational neglect‚ emotional neglect‚ and physical neglect. Included are some warning signs of these different types of abuse and neglect and the legal definitions of each. It is important to understand that all of these forms of abuse and neglect are different and contain
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disorders and symptoms that children have due to the abuse they go through. It is also important as a parent‚ medical worker‚ officer‚ educator‚ and many others to be able to identify child abuse and the psychological disorders and symptoms in order to help protect that child or children. This paper will provide evidence to answer the question: What are potential psychological disorders and symptoms of children who experienced physical or mental abuse? Annotated Bibliography Amado‚ B. G.‚ Arce‚ R
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of the world’s children‚child protection has remained largely unaddressed. In many cases this lack of protection is subject to CHILD ABUSE. Child abuse is the physical‚ psychological or sexual maltreatment of children.Most child abuse happens in a child’s home‚ with a smaller amount occurring in the organizations‚ schools or communities they interact with. There are four major categories of child abuse: neglect‚ physical abuse‚psychological/emotional abuse‚ and sexual abuse. Different jurisdictions
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Child abuse was not investigated for hundreds of years because there was not a clear definition due to differentiating cultures‚ and children were often seen as nothing more than the parent’s property. Therefore‚ the discipline practices and moral values of the parents were left unquestioned and the children grew used to the violence they were given‚ or they began to see themselves as unworthy of their family’s love. Fortunately‚ the worldly viewpoint on how children should be treated began to change
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“TYPES OF CHILD ABUSE” INTRODUCTION 1. Attention Grabber Nowadays‚ we cannot avoid from any violence issues involving all human beings including the newborn babies. The lack of humanity becomes extremely worst as the time passed by. 2. Reveal Topic Today‚ i would like to talk about the types of child abuse‚ their definition and examples‚ and how it very worst . 3. Relevance Statements. Child abuse happens when a parent or other adult causes serious physical or emotional harm to
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Child Abuse and Prevention Traci Ledford Axia College‚ University of Phoenix Utilizing Information in College Writing‚ Com 125 Lea Ann Douglas January 11‚ 2007 Child Abuse and Prevention . Child abuse is a growing problem and prevention education is the key. There are more children being abused in the United States everyday. People need to learn the sign of abuse‚ when it is appropriate to report abuse‚ how to report abuse‚ and what to do to prevent future abuse. According
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