Identify and discuss the various types of child abuse
What will be an ideal response?
• Physical abuse includes throwing, shooting, stabbing, burning, drowning, suffocating, biting, or deliberately disfiguring a child. Included within this category is shaken-baby syndrome (SBS).
• Physical neglect results from parents' failure to provide adequate food, shelter, or medical care for their children, as well as failure to protect them from physical danger.
• Emotional abuse is manifested by constant criticism and rejection of the child. Those who suffer emotional abuse have significantly lower self-esteem as adults.
• Emotional neglect includes inadequate nurturing, inattention to a child's emotional development, and lack of concern about maladaptive behavior.
• Abandonment refers to the situation in which parents leave their children with the intention of severing the parent–child relationship.
• Sexual abuse refers to the exploitation of children through rape, incest, or molestation by parents, family members, friends, or legal guardians.
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What will be an ideal response?
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