THE TYPES OF CHILD ABUSE
1. Physical Abuse
Physical abuse of a child is that which results in actual or potential physical harm from an interaction or lack of interaction, which is reasonably within the control of a parent or person in a position of responsibility, power of trust. There may be single or repeated incidents.
2. Emotional Abuse
Emotional abuse include the failure to provide the developmentally appropriate, supportive environment, including the availability of a primary attachment figure, so that the child can develop a stable and full range of emotional and social competencies commensurate with her or his personal potential, and in the context of the society in which the child dwells.
Acts include restriction of movement, patterns of belittling, denigrating, scape-goating, threatening, scaring, discriminating, ridiculing or other non-physical forms of hostile or rejecting treatment.
3. Neglect
2. Emotional Abuse
Emotional abuse include the failure to provide the developmentally appropriate, supportive environment, including the availability of a primary attachment figure, so that the child can develop a stable and full range of emotional and social competencies commensurate with her or his personal potential, and in the context of the society in which the child dwells.
Acts include restriction of movement, patterns of belittling, denigrating, scape-goating, threatening, scaring, discriminating, ridiculing or other non-physical forms of hostile or rejecting treatment.
3. Neglect
Neglect is the inattention or omission on the part of the caregiver to provide for the development of the child in all spheres: health, education, emotional development, nutrition, shelter and safe living conditions, in the context of the resources reasonably available to the family or caretakers and courses, or has high probability of causing, harm to the child’s health or physical, mental, spiritual and moral or social development.
4. Sexual Abuse
Sexual abuse is the evidenced by an activity between a child and an adult or another child who by the age or development is in a relationship of responsibility, trust or power, the activity being intended to gratify or satisfy the needs to the other person.
This may include but its not limited to the inducement or coercion of a child to engage in any unlawful sexual activity; the exploitative use of child in prostitution or other unlawful sexual practice; the exploitative use of children in pornographic performances and materials.
4. Sexual Abuse
Sexual abuse is the evidenced by an activity between a child and an adult or another child who by the age or development is in a relationship of responsibility, trust or power, the activity being intended to gratify or satisfy the needs to the other person.
This may include but its not limited to the inducement or coercion of a child to engage in any unlawful sexual activity; the exploitative use of child in prostitution or other unlawful sexual practice; the exploitative use of children in pornographic performances and materials.
In the same way, according to Susan Tan work as intern in January 2010 in Wealth Mastery Academy said, child abuse can be defined as intended or unintended harm to a child by another person such as parents, relatives or guardians. There are four main types which are physical abuse, neglect, sexsual abuse and emotional abuse.
