What is the worst thing you could do about child abuse?
The most important thing we can do is to NOT stay silent.
Since yesterday, a truly heartbreaking image has been bothering us on all social media. People who use violence against children that almost 80 percent of them are their parents …
Hamedan’s deputy chief of police said the man responsible for yesterday’s abuse was arrested and an investigation is underway.
Why do people sexually use or abuse children?
There is no simple answer that would explain why some parents or adults hurt children. Most of the time the reason remains complicated but it is possible to talk about some of them:
– Illicit drug abuse and addiction
– Their mental condition (depression, anxiety, and PTSD)
– A childhood history of abuse and neglect
– Economic and social stress, unemployment, or medical conditions
– Lack of parenting skills and parental knowledge
– And many other reasons …
What is considered child abuse?
Laws may vary but in general child abuse is when a parent or a caregiver, whether through action or failing to act, causes injury, emotional harm, or risk of serious harm to a child.
There are different types of behavior that are considered child abuse or neglect:
Physical abuse: slapping, bruising, cuts, beating, biting …
Sexual abuse: the inducement or coercion of a child to engage in any unlawful sexual activity.
Emotional abuse: rejecting or ignoring or shaming or humiliating or isolating or telling a child he or she is unwanted or unloved.
Child neglect: physical neglect and inadequate supervision, emotional or medical or educational neglect.
Research conducted in 2009 shows that survivors and victims of childhood traumas have more difficult lives, the study says that those children can also expect their lives to be on average, almost 20 years shorter.
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