What is child abuse? It is when a child has been intentionally hurt‚ or when a parent or caregiver fails to protect a child in their care‚ and the child is or can be hurt as a result. (Children ’s Aid Society‚ 2009) Child maltreatment can be categorized into several broad types including physical abuse‚ sexual abuse‚ neglect/failure to provide‚ and emotional maltreatment. What are the effects of child abuse on the emotional development of the child‚ and does it have an effect on their adulthood?
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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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about child abuse in the field of physical abusing to those children who are treated imperfectly. I just want to advocate this because sometimes I can see some children who are abused physically. And some children are died because of this. Sometimes I can see some children who are not going to their school because they have a trauma. Their mental condition is affected so their studies are also affected. So‚ I want to solve this problem in order to help other children. II. ISSUE CHILD ABUSE
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issues that need to be solved. 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. Every year millions of children suffer some form of child abuse. It is often overlooked because everyone has a different view of what exactly defines child abuse. More tragically‚ many people hesitate to report suspected cases of abuse‚ perhaps because they think the child may be lying‚ or they have difficulty believing
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Table of Contents Introduction I. Abuse and Neglect at Home A. Single Parent Home B. Step Parents Homes C. Nuclear Homes II. Forms of Abuse A. Physical Abuse B. Physical Neglect C. Emotional Abuse D. Sexual Abuse III. Forms of Punishment A. Physical Punishment B. Verbal Punishment IV. Abuse and Neglect in School V. Emotional Problems A. Suicide B. Crime C. Syndromes
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Child maltreatment in the United States affects many children. There is much confusion over the universal definition of the maltreatment of children under the age of 18. Some classify maltreatment as child abuse‚ while others classify it as neglect. State laws and statutes seem to add to this confusion as there is no one universal definition that is shared between the 50 states. Each state has their own definition of what constitutes as the maltreatment of a child. Sometimes the statutes and laws
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contribute to the child abuse in Malaysia. The number of reported child abuse cases in Malaysia has been increasing in the last few years. This trend is alarming‚ especially as it may represent only the "tip of the iceberg". While statistics of reported abuse cases are published annually‚ these alone may not reflect the extent of abuse in a population‚ the severity of abuse over time or why abuse is occurring. While various factors are commonly associated with the incidence of child abuse‚ little is known
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Child Sexual Abuse CONTENT PAGE 1. Introduction Page 1 2. Case Study Page 1 3. How this Affects learners Page 2 4. Policies and Procedures Page 2 5. Raising Awareness Page 3 6. Conclusion Page 3 7. References Page 4 Appendix 1. INTRODUCTION Research indicates that 1 out of every 4 children will be the victim of sexual abuse before reaching
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Related Studies Child abuse in children has been suggested to not only impair the normal development of the brain but also to have lasting effects in cognition‚ behavior‚ affect and social interaction (Perry et al.‚ 1996). According to (Brand et al.‚ 2008) child abuse is any action or lack of action that in any way may endanger or impair a child’s emotional‚ physical or psychological health and development. Types of abuse Child abuse includes any type of maltreatment or harm inflicted upon
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Examples of how child abuse can occur Physical Physical abuse can include the following: • Physical discipline • Striking‚ punching or striking with a foot • Shoving‚ shaking or tossing • Squeeze skin‚ nip with teeth ‚ strangle or pulling hair • Use of unrestrained force when holding/touching • Purposely spiking • Smothering • Made up/encouraged illness • Mutilation of female genital Neglect The following are features of child neglect: • Lack of appropriate care and direction • Dietary deficiency
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