NOTES http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factshee There are 6 major types of child abuse: ts/whatiscan.

cfm Physical abuse - a nonaccidental injury to the child (i.e. punching. beating, kicking, biting, shaking, throwing, stabbing, choking, hitting, burning or harming the child in anyway). Neglect - the failure of the parent, guardian, or caregiver to supply a child with the basic needs. Sexual Abuse - activities by the parent or caregiver such as rape, indecent exposure, exploitation through prostitution, and penetration. Emotional Abuse - pattern of behavior that impairs the child's psychological development , this includes criticism, rejection, threats, as well as withholding love and giving guidance. Abandonment - now considered a form of neglect, it is when the child's parents have no known identity, or the whereabouts of the parents are unknown, the child is left alone in circumstances that could harm the child. Substance Abuse - substance abuse can be a number of things, 1. Prenatal exposure to drugs or alcohol due to the mother's use during pregnancy. 2. manufacture of drugs in the presence of a child. 3. selling, distributing, or giving illegal drugs or alcohol to a child.

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People who physically abuse their spouses are more likely to abuse children. Substance abuse by an adult may also lead to abuse of the child. Children who have been abused are likely to abuse others or develop psychiatric problems. 67% of abused children are less than 1 years old: 80% are less than 3 years old. Children can develop disorders and malformations from being abused. Some people abuse children because of stress or because that person has been abused. Tendencies can be treated more effectively than the frank abusive behavior that can evolve from a tendency. You will want to seek help early to avoid the tendency evolving into a criminal act of abuse. Signs that a child is being abused: Emotional abuse depressed, hostile or aggressive, loss of appetite, apathetic, overeating. Neglect continually dirty or wearing the same clothes, hungry much of the time, wandering outdoors unsupervised. Physical abuse bruises or welts shaped like an object, bruises in unusual places, rope burns, burns marks, bite marks. Sexual abuse withdrawal or anti-social attitude, refusal to undress for sports or P.E., unusual seductive behavior, fear of intimate contact, or torn, stained or bloodied clothing.

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