Child abuse is a harm or ill-treatment either by parents or relatives or guardians or by other children either intentionally or unintentionally. They abuse due to some personal or situational factors. According to UNICEF Report, every 13 seconds a child is abused in the world. Inability to manage children single-handed in the case of single parents by expecting too much from children is one of the reasons for child abuse.
Child abuse (physically, psycholgically or emotionally) leads to following negative impacts:-
Child abuse (physically, psycholgically or emotionally) leads to following negative impacts:-
- A punished child becomes preoccupied with feelings of anger and revenge, and prevents him opportunity to learn efficacious methods of solving problems.
- Punishment produces "good behavior" in the early years, but at a high price, when the child enters adulthood.
- Physically assaulted child concludes that it is permissible to hurt smaller and less powerful persons. When he becomes an adult, he will feel little compassion for those less fortunate than he is, and fears from those who are more powerful than him.
- Unskilled parents fail to solve problems in a creative and humane way which continues into the next generation.
- Children recall psychological & emotional abuses than pleasant and positive memories.
- The more a child is physically punished, he would behave aggressively toward other family members and peers.
- Children who are subject to abuse finds it difficult to maintain long-lasting relationships with parents.
- Child abuse results in to anxiety, depression, eating disorders, shyness and behaviour, attention and concentration problems.
- It is less likely that child abusers are strangers. Around 35% of victims are abused by our friends and family members. Find out the best ways to prevent child abuse.