Types of abuse

There are four types of abuse:

- neglect :
Failure to provide needs of the child
-physical :
Non-accidental injury
- sexual :
Any inappropriate sexual
exposerore or touch by an adult to a
child
- emotional :
Parental behavior, such as
Factors that influence child abuse
rejecting, terrorizing, beating, within the family as well as the
ignoring, or isolating a child roles and responsibilities of
family members.
Stressors associated with the child:
Hyperactive child
The child that reminds the parent or
someone they do not like
Low birth weight
Stressors associated with the parent:
Abused as a child
Single parent
The spouse is gone much of the time
Divorce
Alcohol or other drugs
child abuse Low self-esteem
prevention Emotional immaturity
Recognizing the
signs of child abuse
Neglect:
Physical indicators: lack of appropriate
supervision, inappropriate clothing for
weather conditions
Behavioral indicators: begging or stealing
food
Physical:
Unexplained bruises, burns, human bites,
broken bones,
Afraid of parents/ to go home,
Sexual:
Physical indicators: difficulty in walking or
sitting, torn, stained
Behavioral indicators: age-inappropriate
sexual knowledge, abrupt change in
personality, withdrawal, poor peer
relationship
Emotional:
Physical indicators: speech disorders, lags
in physical development
Behavior indicators: habit disorders such
as biting or sucking

resources Postpartum depression

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