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"Child abuse" can be defined as causing or permitting any harmful or offensive contact on a child's body; and, any communication or transaction of any kind which humiliates, shames, or frightens the child.  Some child development experts go a bit further, and define child abuse as any act or omission, which fails to nurture or in the upbringing of the children.

A child of any background can fall victim to child abuse and neglect, such as these examples:

There are many factors that may contribute to the occurrence of child abuse and neglect.  Parents may be more likely to maltreat their children if they abuse drugs or alcohol.  Some parents may not be able to cope with the stress resulting from the changes and may experience difficulty in caring for their children.

Major types of child abuse include such areas as: 

1.  Physical Abuse:  Is the inflicting of physical injury upon a child. This may include, burning, hitting, punching, shaking, kicking, beating, or otherwise harming a child. The parent may not have intended to hurt the child, the injury is not an accident.  It may, however, been the result of over-discipline or physical punishment that is inappropriate to the child’s age.

2.  Emotional Abuse:  (also known as: verbal abuse, mental abuse, and psychological maltreatment) Can includes acts or the failures to act by parents that have caused or could cause, serious behavioral, cognitive, emotional, or mental disorders. This can include parents/caretakers using extreme and/or bizarre forms of punishment, such as confinement in a closet or dark room or being tied to a chair for long periods of time or threatening or terrorizing a child.

3.  Sexual Abuse:  The inappropriate sexual behavior with a child. It includes fondling a child’s genitals, making the child fondle the adult’s genitals, intercourse, incest, rape, sodomy, exhibitionism and sexual exploitation. To be considered child abuse these acts have to be committed by a person responsible for the care of a child (for example a baby-sitter, a parent, or a daycare provider) or related to the child.

4.  Neglect: The failure to provide for the child’s basic needs.  Neglect can be physical, educational, or emotional. Physical neglect can include not providing adequate food or clothing, appropriate medical care, supervision, or proper weather protection according to the Seasonal changes.

Dr. Mark Fielding
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