Paul is the eldest son of Mr. Rema.

He is an active boy but always beaten by his father who declares that it is the way disciplining and controlling him. He hits Mar until black and blue marks appear all over his body.

Marias parents were always busy earning a living for the family. She is now staying with her aunt. She works as a maid to her Aunt Lucy. Her ruthless aunt would kick, slap, and punch her once she came home late from school.

Lucy, Marias aunt controlled what Maria can and cannot do. Sometimes Maria experienced being humiliated privately or publicly, deliberately doing something to make her feel diminished or embarrassed. One day, she saw Aunt Lucy received letter from her parents, but Maria just realized Aunt is hiding information from her. She feels isolated from her friends and family.

Every time that Maria told her Aunt that she want to join the program or other school activities, Aunt Lucy just ignores and say No, because no one would go with you. Once again , she heard such demeaning words and other threatening statements. Manipulating words, actions, insults, and other verbal attacks are experienced by Maria from her Aunt.

Emotional Abuse
The persistent emotional maltreatment of a child such as to cause severe and persistent adverse effects on the childs emotional development. It may involve conveying to a child that they are worthless or unloved, inadequate, or valued only insofar as they meet the needs of another person. It may include not giving the child opportunities to express their views, deliberately silencing them or making fun of what they say or how they communicate

injury caused by punching, beating, kicking, biting, burning or otherwise harming a child, physical abuse is the most visible form of child maltreatment.

Physical Abuse Defined as non-accidental trauma or physical

Verbal Abus is use of words to attack or injure

an individual, to cause one to believe an untrue statement, or to speak falsely of an individual. It constitutes psychological violence. Verbal abuse is damaging to the spirit as it takes the joy and vitality out of life.