Child abuse speech
..., not for injury but for the purpose of correcting a child behaviour or control. However, be reminded that physical punishment can easily get out of control and become physical abuse. Hundreds of thousands of children are physically abuse each year by someone close to them and be reminded that thousands of these children die from these injuries. For those defenceless ones who do survive physical abuse are left with the emotional scars that run much deeper then the physical ones. Sexual abuse Towards a child is any incidences of sexual contact including rape, sodomy, incest and sexual penetration with a foreign objet, sexual exploitation for purposes of pornography or prostitution of any child. Possible physical indicators that a child has in fact been sexually abused include: Difficulty in walking or sitting Torn, stained or bloody underwear Pain or itching in the genital area Bruises bleeding or infection in the external genital area, vagina or anal areas As well as venereal deseasese especially in the pre teens Sexual abuse is especially complicated due to the power differential between the adult and a child. A child has no way of understanding and comprehending the experience into a mature understanding of intimacy. Regardless of the child’s behaviour or reactions it will always be the responsibility of the adult not and I repeat not to engage in sexual acts with children. I must express sexual abuse will never be the child’s fault. Possible behavioural indicators include Difficulty with eating and sleeping Soiling or wetting their pants or bed after previously been potty trained Acting live a younger child Excessive sadness or crying Withdrawing from activities or others Talking about or acting out sexual acts beyond a child’s normal sex play for their age Emotional abuse is any attitude behaviour or failure to act on the part of caregiver that interferes with a child’s mental health or social development. Emotional abuse can range from a simple verbal assault to an extreme verbal lashing. The following are examples of emotional abuse Ignoring the child Withdrawal of attention And rejection Many ways a child can feel rejected is simply not understood by the caregiver and insight into this is only a step away for the caregiver to simply listen to the child’s wants and need. Emotional abuse and emotional neglect streamline each other and can be found in children but regardless of that fact its is all child abuse. Neglect is a failure to adequately provide for a child’s basic needs. The types of neglect are: Physical neglect Educational neglect Emotional neglect Now physical neglect means a caregiver does not adequately provide for a child’s physical needs such as Lack of provisions of food housing or clothing for appropriate weather Lack of supervision Abandonment Inadequate hygiene care. Denial or delay of medical care Now I ask you a question to ponder. The johovess witnesses will never allow their children blood transfusions. Is this a form of neglect or does it bypass the rules of neglect due to there religion stating this. In my eyes I find this a definet from of neglect due to the circumstance that that particular child may die through lack of blood. The effects of educational neglect may hinder a child’s development when the caregiver does not enrol the child into school and allows the child’s excessive truancies from school. Emotional neglect is a lack of emotional support and love such as Not attending to a child’s need inclusive of need for affection Failure to provide emotional care Domestic violence whilst a child is present ...