Please advise me if any of the links
are broken. Thanks!!
There are many forms
of Child Abuse. Each one is as devastating as the others, but should a
child have to go through more than one abuse, they will develop many problems.
Some may not be apparent for years as the child has learned how to cope
by the many forms of self preservation. Some of the most known child abuses
are:
1) Child Sexual Abuse 2) Child Physical Abuse 3) Child Neglect to their basic needs 4) Psychological Abuse 5) Emotional Abuse
Each one of these abuses has it's own branches.
Child Sexual
Abuse is one that has many branches.
Child Sexual Abuse has the highest rate of victims
for all the Child Abuse Types at the present time. There is a definite
link between Child Sexual Abuse and Child Pornography. This type of abuse
isn't just limited to the outside world. It is now a growing business on
the net as well. The Dragon Slayers (a group I am proud to be associated
with) are helping to stop this type of harrassement on children. There
is now a big push to stop the sending of pornographic material to children.
Since more and more children have access to the web, many Pornographic
sites are sending unsolicited pornographic material to children. In some
states this is against the law. Should you find out that your children
have received unsolicited pornographic material, you can contact your local
police department and find out what the laws are against this. If your
state or province does not have any laws on this...then it is time to push
them into taking action. Too many children are suffering from this type
of abuse.
Child pornography is most certainly a form of child sexual abuse and maltreatment.
With this type of activity steadily on the rise it seems there is more
of a demand for it then most of us are aware of, especially via the Internet.
I do not have a great deal of knowledge on the subject so basically this
page is going to be filled with links to other sites that discuss the subject
and are qualified to deal with these issues. The following are some links
that may shed some light on the subject and answer questions that I could
not answer. As well as these links...there are more links to agencies,
organizations and sites that offer a wealth of information on each of the
types of abuses that are listed. They can be found in the organizations
and listings of sites.
Physical abuse is another of the
worst forms of child abuse. Many of the children do not survive this type
of abuse and are actually murdered by the people who are suppose to love,
care and protect them. As I have been trying to do research on this topic
I have come across many sites totally devoted to Child Abuse and some that
have very large sites that are totally devoted to the murdered victims
of Child Abuse. It may be very hard for most of us to understand how anyone
could kill a child...let alone your own child, but it's happening and happening
at a large rate. In my Children's Memorial Realm you can view some of the
many children who have become victims of this type of abuse.
Child Neglect
to their basic needs
Child Neglect is another form of child abuse. This
type of abuse has also resulted in many deaths. Parents who kill children
by denying them their basic needs such as food, shelter, clothing. You
can well image how little love there is when even the basic needs of the
child are not being met. These parents actually kill their children by
not feeding them. A helpless child who cannot fend for themselves simply
die due to the neglect of the people who are suppose to love, care and
protect them. What is this world coming to when so many children are dying
at the hands of their own parents! This has to stop...we all must join
together to protect the little innocent children. We cannot allow Child
Abuse to continue any longer. It must end and must end now. You can help
by promoting these causes on your site. It's so easy to do and yet will
mean so much to the children who are suffering. I've spent many hours crying
as I view the horror stories of what some people have lived through. And
for what? Why is this happening to children? What is wrong with our society
that killing children is on the rise? Have these parents gone mad? Most
of the time it is because the parents were abused as children and never
sought help or healing and therefore continue the cycle. And ABUSE is a
cycle and has to be stopped. There are so many children who live in fear
and if you spent 8 hours on the web going from link to link you'd see how
much pain this has caused to so many. Some are lucky...they survive and
they heal and thus break the cycle. Some are not so lucky and the cycle
continues to be a part of each new generation born.
Psychological
Abuse
Psychological Abuse is another form of abuse. This
type of abuse is a lot less noticeable. The problem is that it never just
stays at the Psychological stage...it also usually one or more of the other
types of abuse going on as well. Can you imagine growing up hearing nothing
but bad things about you?
Picture this:
Two children...who live across the street from each other. One lives in
a functional home and the other an abusive and dysfuctional home.
From the Abusive and Dysfunctional home:
The child comes home from school and says "Guess what, mom and dad?
I got a B in school today! The parents say, "Why couldn't you have
done better. Are you an idiot? The same child comes running in one day
and proudly states "Mom, Dad, I mowed the lawn for you". The
parents say, "Did you forget to put the garbage out, stupid?"
The same child gleefully annouces to his mother, "Mom I did all the
dishes and cleaned the kitchen to surprise you!" The mother looks
angrily at the child and says "Yea, and I bet you probably broke something
and I know that you didn't clean your room, you are such a rotten child!"
From the Functional and Non Abusive Home Across the Street
The child comes home from school and says "Guess what, mom and dad?
I got a B in school today! The parents say, "Wow, fantastic son, we
know that you did your best and we are very proud of you". Here's
a big hug as a reward.
The same child comes running in one day and proudly states "Mom, Dad,
I mowed the lawn for you". The parents say, "Thanks, what a very
thoughful child you are. I'm so glad that you mowed the lawn because it
was getting long. We're so proud of you."
The same child gleefully annouces to his mother, "Mom I did all the
dishes and cleaned the kitchen to surprise you!" The mother looks
lovingly at her child and states "How thoughtful and considerate you
are. I really appreciate you doing all that and you did a fantastic job.
You are so wonderful and we're very proud of you."
This and Psychological Abuse are very closely related.
This type of abuse takes a toll on children's self esteem. If the people
who are suppose to love and care for them are putting them down constantly
or even occassionally then the child will grow up and think that they are
not worth loving. This will affect their being adults as well and they
will seek self destructive relationships. So many children live with this
type of abuse on a daily basis that it would be impossible to calculate
the number of children who are going through this. I'm sure that there
are no statistics available on this type of abuse as it usually goes with
one of the other types of abuse. Emotional abuse usually goes with the
other forms of abuse - sexual, physical or neglect.
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