What is child abuse? Child abuse is the act of harming a child physically, emotional, and sexual or putting a child at risk of harm can be considered as child abuse.

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                                                      Child Abuse

                                                 

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        Child abuse is a type of violence that could leave a child physically and emotional scarred for life. The definition of child abuse is anything that can put the child at harm or puts them at risk of being harmed. It does not have to occur in one type of environment but it can also take place in many other kinds such as living with a single parent or economic background (Feldman 331) . There are four different types of child abuse, which are physical, emotional, neglect, and sexual abuse.  In order to know for sure, if a child has been abused there is certain warning signs that one must look for before assuming. Child abuse is 100 percent preventable by taking the right measures that are needed. If someone knows a child that is being abused by a parent or caregiver, it is very important that the child gets immediate treatment right away. The statistics on given on child abuse is outrageous.

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What is child abuse? Child abuse is the act of harming a child physically, emotional, and sexual or putting a child at risk of harm can be considered as child abuse.  There are four different types of child abuse, which are physical, emotional, sexual, and neglect. These types of abuse are found combined rather than being by themselves (Segal 2012).  Child abuse can have a negative effect on the child as they grow up and become adults.

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Physical abuse is a type of harm done to a child deliberately. There are no excuses for physically abusing a child this way. In 2009, the number of physical abuse cases that were reported was 16.4 percent (United States Census Bureau 2011). Many parents and caregivers think of physical abuse of a form of discipline. Examples of physical abuse are hitting, biting, burns, shaking, throwing, chocking, and many other things (Giardino, 1994). The thing that is mainly present in physical discipline is the unpredictability of lashing out in anger and using fear to control a behavior (Segal 2012).

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