CHILD ABUSE Child abuse is defined as intentional acts that results in physical or emotional that harming the children.

o!adays" !e al!ays hear about child abuse and there are many children being abuse e#ery year. $here are many different forms of abuse and many people do not reali%e them. $hey included physical" emotional" neglect and se&ual abuse. 'irst of all" let(s go to the physical abuse. )hysical abuse is a physical in*ury !hich can cause a result such as punching" beating" +ic+ing or other!ise that harming the children. Such in*ury is considered abuse regardless of !hether the careta+er intended to hurt the children. 'orms of physical abuse included acts of #iolence !hich are deliberate and can in*ured or sometimes +ill the children. Signs of the abuse li+es bro+en bones and burn mar+s on child,s body. e&t" let(s !e proceed to the emotional abuse. Emotional abuse is a pattern of beha#iour that impaired a child,s emotional de#elopment. $his may included constant criticism" threats or re*ection as !ell as !ithholding lo#e" support" and lo#e. Emotional abuse can be difficult to pin do!n because there are no physical signs to loo+ for. Emotional abuse generally occurs !hen the yelling and anger go too far or !hen a parents constantly threatens or dismissed a child until a child,s feelings are bro+en. After that !e go to neglect. eglect is defined as a type of maltreatment that refers to the failure to pro#ide needed age appropriate age. eglect can be in physical and educational. )hysical neglect included not pro#iding ade-uate food or clothing" appropriate medical care and proper !eather protection such as protection from rain and heat from sun. .hile educational neglect included failure to pro#ide appropriate schooling or special educational needs and and allo!ing e&cessi#e truancies. Last but not least" !e proceed to the se&ual abuse. Se&ual means the in#olmentary of de#elopmentally immature children or adolescents in se&ual acti#ities. Se&ual abuse is any misuse of children for se&ual pleasure or gratification. $his se&ual abuse included acti#ities by parents or careta+er such as rape and e&ploitation through prostitution or the production of pornographic materials. As the conclusion" pre#ent is better than cure. Child abuse leads to many bad effects not only for children that are being abuse but also the person !ho abuse the children. .e should pre#ent it from getting !orse as the children today !ill be a leader for tomorro!.