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    Jeannie John ENG-106-0102 October 10‚ 2013 Tasha Green When Discipline is Considered Child Abuse When children misbehave‚ the parent’s disciplinary actions are often seen as a form of child abuse by other. There are different ways to discipline a child that is not considered child abuse. Most parents want their child to grow up happy‚ healthy‚ and have self confidence. Parents often think that disciplining their child will cause them to lack any of these feelings‚ this is not true. Children

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    Tyeisha Brevard PHI-105 Instructor Roundtree May 19th‚ 2013 Child Abuse Primary prevention of maltreatment is the level of prevention most sought out in stopping child abuse. This level of prevention focuses on creating an ideal environment in which child abuse is least likely to ever occur. The environment can range anywhere from personal to public. The personal environment‚ or macro system‚ would be considered the internal make-up of a family such as cultural values or financial status

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    Child abuse and maltreatment is not limited to a particular age and can occur in the infant‚ toddler‚ preschool‚ and school-age years. Choose one of the four age groups (infant‚ toddler‚ preschool‚ or school age) and discuss the types of abuse that are most often seen in this age. Discuss warning signs and physical and emotional assessment findings the nurse may see that could indicate child abuse. Discuss cultural variations of health practices that can be misidentified as child abuse. Describe

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    M1- Explain possible consequences of maltreatment for children and young people I am going to be identifying possible consequences or the outcomes of children and young people if they are abused or maltreated at a young age. The first consequence I am going to identify is mental health issues. If a child is abused of any sort at a young age they will develop and grow up thinking this is normal‚ for example physical abuse they may not know any better or they may know better but not know what to do

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    Child abuse has many definitions in our world today‚ but only one definition in the dictionary. Child abuse is the infliction of injury on a person under the age of eighteen by a parent or legally responsible care taker. Although the legal definitions of child abuse and neglect vary from state to state‚ to put the definition simply‚ it is when a parent purposely harms a child. This type of maltreatment has become a leading cause of death for young children outstripping deaths caused by car accidents

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    CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT EFFECTS TOWARDS CHILDREN Abstact Child abuse is not a new situation or cases occured. It happens all around the world and the case of child abuse is not something that we should take it lightly. Even though many action have been taken by the government and reponsible institutions‚ cases of child abuse keep increasing. Hence‚ it should be taken seriously and provide the way to protect the victim and to prevent it from happening. The imposed of law toward the child abuse

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    ARTICLE Child Sexual Abuse: Consequences and Implications Gail Hornor‚ RNC‚ MS‚ PNP ABSTRACT Sexual abuse is a problem of epidemic proportions in the United States. Given the sheer numbers of sexually abused children‚ it is vital for pediatric nurse practitioners to understand both short-term and long-term consequences of sexual abuse. Understanding consequences of sexual abuse can assist the pediatric nurse practitioner in anticipating the physical and mental health needs of patients and also

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    THEME 03 Child Abuse Introduction to the theme Gelles and Strauss (1979‚ p. 15) assert that: "A person is more likely to be hit or killed in his or her home by another family member than anywhere else or by anyone else”. Why is there so much violence in modern man - or is it not a contemporary phenomenon? The term "family violence" refers to several types of violence‚ for example child abuse‚ incest‚ family murder‚ spouse abuse or battering. In this theme the focus will be on child abuse in particular

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    Child maltreatment‚ including physical abuse‚ sexual abuse‚ and psychological abuse‚ has deleterious effect on children in their childhood and even in adulthood. For example‚ youth with psychological maltreatment (PM) background elevates the rates of developing inattention‚ aggression‚ noncompliance‚ hyperactivity‚ and delinquency ((Caples & Barrera‚ 2006; Hart‚ Brassard‚ & Karlson‚ 1996; Manly‚ Kim‚ Rogosch‚ & Cicchetti‚ 2001). Nearly 3 million U.S. children experienced some form of maltreatment

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    Causes and Effects of Child Abuse Child Abuse and Domestic Violence‚ 2009 Listen Causes of Child Abuse Child abuse is primarily a problem within families. Even though abuse by nonfamily members does occur‚ most victims are abused by one or more of their parents. For this reason‚ much of the research into the causes of child abuse has focused on families and the characteristics and circumstances that can contribute to violence within them. The 1975 National Family Violence Survey and the 1985

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